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Barrels in a Rioja cellar. ON THE COVER: Autumn vineyards in Montefalco, Umbria.


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Classics CollectionThe Vintages Classics Collection puts the world’s finest wines and spirits into your cellar. From Burgundy grands crus to sky-high single-vineyard Argentine expressions and everything in between, the Classics Collection offers an exciting assortment of the best, most iconic, most collectible wines from top regions, stellar vintages, legendary producers and more. Whether you’re a neophyte or a seasoned collector, these curated selections are sure to satisfy.

September 2019

6 FRANCE 12 AUSTRIA12 GERMANY 13 ITALY15 PORTUGAL 15 SPAIN 16 CANADA 16 AUSTRALIA 17 NEW ZEALAND17 SOUTH AFRICA 17 ARGENTINA 17 CHILE18 USA19 DESSERT WINE20 FORTIFIED WINE

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October 201922 FRANCE26 AUSTRIA 27 GERMANY27 HUNGARY 27 ITALY 29 PORTUGAL 30 SPAIN 30 CANADA 31 AUSTRALIA31 NEW ZEALAND32 SOUTH AFRICA32 ARGENTINA 33 CHILE33 USA 35 DESSERT WINE35 FORTIFIED WINE

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THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • SEPTEMBER 2019

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FRANCE

A who’s who of wines from the most famous regions in the world, including the 2004 Krug Brut Champagne and the 2016 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne les Hauts-lieux Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

BORDEAUXRED WINE

CHÂTEAU BRANAIRE-DUCRU 2015AC Saint-Julien

TASTING NOTE: This pumps lush fig, boysenberry and blackberry confiture notes along, pushed by a rather polished but ample structure. Lots of anise and violet details cascade in on the finish, giving this extra aromatic dimension. Best from 2020 through 2038. 15,000 cases made. Ranked #33 in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2018. Score: 94 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, March 31, 2018)

472019 (XD) 750 mL $140.00

CHÂTEAU CANON-LA-GAFFELIÈRE 2015AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

TASTING NOTE: Composed of 55% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in French oak, 55% new, for 17 months, the 2015 Canon la Gaffeliere features a deep garnet-purple color and a cedar-laced nose to begin, giving way to fragrant underlying scents of roses and violets with a core of crushed black currants, blackberries and Bing cherries plus hints of fallen leaves and dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied, the seductively perfumed red and black fruit fills the mouth, framed with plush tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing very long and minerally. Score: 97 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Feb. 21, 2018)

475608 (XD) 750 mL $256.00

CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAGES LIBÉRAL 2015AC Pauillac

TASTING NOTE: This is one of the three biodynamic estates that are owned by Gonzague and Claire Lurton. The wine is generous while also firmly structured in the style of this property. A dense, dry core surrounded by blackberry and black-currant fruit promises great things. It finishes clean, clear and crisp. Drink from 2024. Editors’ Choice. Score: 94 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Feb. 1, 2018)

666925 (XD) 750 mL $91.00

CHÂTEAU NENIN 2015AC Pomerol

TASTING NOTE: Classic Pomerol character of black olives, wet earth, violets and dark fruit. Full-bodied, tight and silky-textured with fabulous texture. Stones and dark berries. So serious and real. The depth is like looking down a well. Give it three to four years to integrate but already beautiful. Try in 2023 and onwards. Score: 97 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Dec. 27, 2018)

983536 (XD) 750 mL $160.00

CHÂTEAU VILLEMAURINE 2015AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Villemaurine is blended of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, aged in 70% new and 30% one-year-old oak barrels for 16 months. Medium garnet-purple in color, it is scented of crushed black cherries, mulberries and blackberry preserves with cedar chest and rose hip hints. Medium to full-bodied with firm, grainy tannins, it’s tightly knit with loads of layers and wonderful purity, finishing with great length and depth. Drink Date: 2021-2043. Score: 94 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Feb. 21, 2018)

323030 (XD) 750 mL $93.00

CHÂTEAU GAZIN 2014AC Pomerol

TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Gazin was stubborn and broody when tasted in bottle, but give it a few swirls and there comes forth gravel and black truffle scents alongside sultry black fruit. These aromatics are so engaging and involving, drawing you in towards it charms. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp and taut with great precision and sappiness towards the focused, almost symmetrical, black truffle-laced finish. This continues Gazin’s fine run of form, a great Pomerol from an estate predisposed these days to create sophisticated, classic wines. Drink Date: 2020-2045. Score: 94 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, March 31, 2017)

88542 (XD) 750 mL $176.00

CHÂTEAU MALARTIC-LAGRAVIÈRE 2014AC Pessac-Léognan

TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Malartic-Lagravière is a gorgeous wine, but it is also flamboyant and exotic, especially in its flavor profile. Super-ripe red cherry and plum make a strong first impression. Sweet floral and spice notes, along with ripe, silky tannins, add to the wine’s sensuality. A rich, powerful wine with soft contours and striking depth, the 2014 is a real beauty. It will be even more compelling once the new oak tannins soften a bit further. The blend is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Tasted two times. Drinking window: 2022-2039. Score: 94+ (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Feb. 2017)

490276 (XD) 750 mL $105.00



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CHÂTEAU TROPLONG MONDOT 2014AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Troplong Mondot is unquestionably one of the wines of the vintage, and this beauty has more intensity, richness, and exuberance than just about every other wine in 2014. A blend of 90% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc brought up in 85% new French oak, it sports a deep purple/plum color as well as a smorgasbord of blackcurrants, blackberries, scorched earth, toasty oak, graphite, espresso, and earth. With full-bodied richness, beautiful purity of fruit, and a rich, yet weightless texture, it’s a big, yet classy, elegant, and seamless wine from Xavier Pariente that should be snatched up by readers. It’s already drinking well but has 20-25 years of prime drinking to go. Drink Date: 2018-2043. Score: 96 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Nov. 30, 2017)

10163 (XD) 750 mL $185.00

LA SERRE 2014AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé(Jean-Pierre Moueix)

TASTING NOTE: Extremely perfumed with flower and crushed-berry character. Hints of chocolate. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and savory acidity. Juicy and fresh. Almost Burgundian in texture. So approachable but better in 2021. Score: 92 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 13, 2017)

900183 (XD) 750 mL $90.00

CHÂTEAU LA CARDONNE 2010AC Médoc Cru Bourgeois

TASTING NOTE: A superb blend of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc, the 2010 from this well-known property has performed as well as I’ve ever tasted. A sleeper of the vintage, this endearing style of wine has copious quantities of ripe black cherry and black currant fruit interwoven with hints of forest floor, licorice and subtle background oak. It is medium to full-bodied, rich, textured and, overall, an enormously seductive style of wine to drink over the next 7-8 years. A member of the Alliance

des Cru Bourgeois du Medoc. Drink Date: 2013-2021. Score: 90 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, Feb. 27, 2013)

699116 (XD) 1500 mL $73.00

CHÂTEAU LA CABANNE 2009AC Pomerol

TASTING NOTE: Ripe and exotic wine with lots of ripe fruit such as plum and berry. Chocolate too. Full body, chewy tannins and a long finish. Walnut. Chocolate finish. Decadent. Score: 93 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, July 20, 2017)

275065 (XD) 750 mL $85.00

CLOS DU MARQUIS 2008AC Saint-Julien(Château Léoville-Las Cases)

TASTING NOTE: Treated now as a separate wine, rather than a second wine, with its own vineyard, Clos du Marquis has developed a dense, concentrated style. It is firm, chewy, the tannins in suspension in the rich fruit. Good aging potential. Cellar Selection. Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, April 1, 2011)

647032 (XD) 750 mL $120.00

CHÂTEAU HAUT-BERGEY 2006AC Pessac-Léognan

TASTING NOTE: Consistently one of the top, under-the-radar wines of Pessac-Leognan, Haut-Bergey’s beautiful 2006 boasts a deep ruby/purple hue as well as a classic bouquet of hot rocks intermixed with graphite, cassis, incense, and charcoal. Medium to full-bodied with noticeable but sweet tannin, impressive purity, and an alluring texture, it is relatively evolved for a 2006, so consumption over the next 15 years is recommended. Drink Date: 2009-2024. Score: 91 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, Feb. 24, 2009)

516161 (XD) 750 mL $54.00

CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 2005AC Pauillac Grand Cru Classé

TASTING NOTE: Textbook, with mouthfilling and slightly gutsy black currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors bound together by singed cedar, iron and tobacco notes. Features a tug of loam followed by a second wave of fruit through the finish. This is just starting to stretch out. Blind ’01/’03/’05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Best from 2020 through 2040. Score: 96 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, 2018)

699181 (XD) 750 mL $540.00

BURGUNDYCÔTE DE NUITSRED WINE

LOUIS LATOUR LES SUCHOTS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: Blackberries and black tea with wet earth and roses on the nose. Medium-bodied, tight and focused with silky tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Shows focus and beauty already. Better after 2021. Score: 93 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 12, 2019)

170779 (XD) 750 mL $202.00



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LOUIS JADOT LA DOMINODE SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE 1ER CRU 2014AC

TASTING NOTE: The restrained nose is slightly riper with a darker fruit profile and copious amounts of warm earth character along with subtle spice and sauvage elements. There is an impressively intense and attractively textured palate impression to the sleekly muscular and well-concentrated flavors that culminate in a serious, long and beautifully complex though mildly austere finish. Worth considering if you’re willing to cellar it. Drink: 2021+. Score: 89-91 (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, April 15, 2016)

634949 (XD) 750 mL $58.00

DOMAINE DE COURCEL POMMARD GRAND CLOS DES ÉPENOTS 1ER CRU 2009AC

TASTING NOTE: Here too there is a hint of menthol to the less elegant but more complex nose that displays a dazzling array of spice, floral, earth, underbrush and red currant aromas. There is outstanding richness to the powerful and velvet-textured big-bodied flavors brimming with ample amounts of dry extract that relegate the firm tannic spine to the background on the mouth coating and hugely long finish. This is a burly and quite serious effort that is not especially rustic though one that will require plenty of cellar time to reach its peak. Drink: 2029+. Outstanding. Score: 94 (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, April 1, 2012)

10714 (XD) 750 mL $260.00

ROCHE DE BELLENE VOLNAY CLOS DES CHÊNES 1ER CRU 2004AC

Clos des Chênes is a distinguished premier cru vineyard in Volnay. It’s planted solely to Pinot Noir, and the wines grown in this terroir are among the very best Volnay has to offer. The grapes benefit greatly from the southerly aspect and excellent sun exposure that the hill provides. The resulting wines are typically rich and fresh, with intense ripe red fruit and excellent structure. These are wines of character and substance with great ageing potential.

MARCHAND-TAWSE MOREY-SAINT-DENIS FACONNIERES 1ER CRU 2016AC (Pascal Marchand)

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Faconnieres has a fine red cherry and redcurrant pastille-scented bouquet that is pure and quite Chambolle-like. The palate is well balanced with good density, fine tannin, crisp acidity and a very impressive mineralité on the finish. I like the symmetry of this Morey-Saint-Denis and it should age well over the next dozen or so years. Drink Date: 2020-2033. Score: 90-92 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, Dec. 29, 2017)

469163 (XD) 750 mL $106.00

DOMAINE CLOS FRANTIN CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2014AC(Albert Bichot)

TASTING NOTE: This wine is dense, although you hardly notice the tannins for the weight of concentrated fruit. The tannins are there, though, a power to thrust this immense wine well into the future. It is well formed, firm while rich. Drink from 2024. Cellar Selection. Score: 96 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Aug. 1, 2016)

10185 (XD) 750 mL $572.00

CÔTE DE BEAUNERED WINE

DENIS PÈRE ET FILS PERNAND-VERGELESSES 2016AC

An archetypal Burgundian expression from what Jancis Robinson, MW, has described as “... a seriously delicious vintage” (jancisrobinson.com, Jan. 6, 2018). Look for bright, freshly articulated red fruit with underlying spice and mineral. This will be a notable addition to your cellar and a standout when paired with rabbit or braised lamb.

559906 (XD) 750 mL $47.00

The 2004 vintage was a challenging one, but as with all things, time has brought many gems to the surface, and the best are now rewarding patience and drinking very well.

636621 (XD) 750 mL $123.00

PRESTIGE CLOS DU ROI BEAUNE 1ER CRU 1995AC(Robert Ampeau et Fils)

The Clos du Roi vineyard is regarded as one of the best parcels in Beaune. It was once responsible for much of the wines served to the French kings at Versailles. This one from Robert Ampeau et Fils will have evolved flavours of dried herbs and fruit, but these are wines built for longevity, and you will encounter a wine that’s still retaining considerable freshness and vitality in its red fruit. Expect an elegant, refined wine, with mineral, earth and smoke notes wrapped around a core of red cherry. This 24-year-old will have many years ahead of it yet.

699975 (XD) 750 mL $120.00

WHITE WINE

LOUIS JADOT PULIGNY- MONTRACHET 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: Aromas of fresh peaches, lemon, blanched almonds and anise introduce the 2017 Puligny-Montrachet (Maison Louis Jadot), a medium-bodied, juicy and open-knit wine that’s already giving and expressive. This will drink well out of the gates. Score: 87-89 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019)

562215 (XD) 750 mL $107.00

DOMAINE BOUCHARD PÈRE & FILS MEURSAULT GENEVRIÈRES 1ER CRU 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: Residual SO2 is sufficient to dominate the nose today. Marvelously energetic and intensely mineral-driven flavors also possess excellent cut that characterizes the bitter lemon and saline-inflected finish that delivers seriously fine length. This chiseled effort



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SYLVAIN MOSNIER BEAUROY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2016AC

Sylvain Mosnier has been family-run and -operated for over 30 years. This premier cru will be racy and vibrant, with a little more heft than one typically associates with Chablis. Expect a round, textured wine that will offer well-articulated citrus, apple, pear and a refined, shapely minerality. A great option for shellfish, seared scallops or baked crab. Given its textured style, you might also want to try it with veal.

488817 (XD) 750 mL $38.00

WILLIAM FÈVRE BOUGROS CÔTE BOUGUEROTS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Cote de Bouguerots has a very intense, quite mineral-driven bouquet with flint aromas developing all the time in the glass as it gains intensity. The palate is well balanced with fine salinité on the entry. I appreciate the vivacity of this grand cru – there is plenty of energy locked in here and an edginess on the finish that is very appealing, notwithstanding the prolonged spicy aftertaste. Superb. Drink Date: 2020-2035. Score: 93-95 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2017)

391268 (XD) 750 mL $133.00

is almost Chablis-like and will require at least a few years of bottle age first. Sweet spot, Outstanding. Drink 2024+. Score: 93 (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, June 15, 2015)

87049 (XD) 750 mL $123.00

LOUIS LATOUR CORTON- CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: This is a formidable white that grows on the palate with dried apples, pears, lemons and hints of lime. Full-bodied, tight and focused. This is a tight and powerful wine. Phenolic and bright. This is an ager as always. Get it on release. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 15, 2018)

41756 (XD) 750 mL $265.00

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DOMAINE PINSON FRÈRES LES CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: This is the less wooded of the two Les Clos bottlings from the Pinsons, but it’s still quite a rich, powerful style. It’s dense and complex, with notes of baking spices, subtle stone fruit and a saline, minerally flourish. Drinking Window: 2020-2028. Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, decanter.com, Oct. 16, 2018)

209049 (XD) 750 mL $97.00

ALBERT BICHOT LES CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: Smooth and fluid with a very intense lime-citrus thread as well as some grapefruit. Long and powerful acid line. An elegant, powerful and stony finish. Drink or hold. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

10184 (XD) 750 mL $107.00

RHÔNENORTHERN RHÔNERED WINE

M. CHAPOUTIER LES BÉCASSES CÔTE-RÔTIE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The medium-bodied 2016 Cote Rotie les Bécasses is a blend of several parcels along the entire length of the appellation, from Saint-Cyr in the north through Ampuis to Tupin and Semons in the south. It offers a mixture of pepper and herbs, tart red fruit and crushed stone, supported by fine-grained tannins and ample length. Not particularly round or generous, it’s more about silk and elegance. Drink Date: 2018-2030. Score: 92 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2018)

280420 (XD) 750 mL $100.00

WHITE WINE

ROMAIN DUVERNAY CONDRIEU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: Duvernay’s 2017 Condrieu seems to have avoided the sunny excesses of the vintage, offering nectarine and apricot notes in a plump, medium to full-bodied format. It’s fruit-driven and zesty, with melon rounding out the mid-palate and citrus joining in on the long finish. Drink Date: 2018-2020. Score: 92 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Dec. 28, 2018)

10221 (XD) 750 mL $86.00

LAURUS HERMITAGE 2016AC(Gabriel Meffre)

TASTING NOTE: Lovely, with jasmine, acacia and warm brioche notes leading off, followed by very pure and creamy textured flavors of white peach, yellow apple and heather. Reveals a light paraffin hint through the finish, with the fruit and floral notes pulling together. Marsanne. Drink now through 2028. Score: 94 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Nov. 15, 2018)

594655 (XD) 750 mL $80.00



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SOUTHERN RHÔNERED WINE

DOMAINE BOSQUET DES PAPES À LA GLOIRE DE MON GRAND-PÈRE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: Drawn from a single parcel in the lieu-dit of Gardiole (mostly sandy soils), half of the fruit was destemmed. It’s full-bodied and concentrated but silky and refined, with scintillating purity of cherry and raspberry fruit, backed by crisp acids and enlivening hints of orange zest on the long, reverbe-rating finish. It’s a terrific value that should drink well for more than a decade. Drink Date: 2018-2035. Score: 96 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

10405 (D) 750 mL $76.00

DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD BOISRENARD CHÂTEAUNEUF- DU-PAPE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: More complex and nuanced as well as powerful, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard is a field blend (two-thirds Grenache and the rest a mix of varieties) that spent 18 months in a combination of older barrels, new barrels, and foudre. Its deep purple/ruby color is followed by a sensational perfume of blackberries, black raspberries, Asian spices, and graphite. With full-bodied richness, building tannin, remarkable purity, and a huge finish, it’s going to rival the 2001 as the best vintage to date. You should have this in your cellar. Drink Date: 2021-2041. Score: 98 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Aug. 28, 2018)

964585 (D) 750 mL $97.00

DOMAINE DE LA VIEILLE JULIENNE LES HAUTS-LIEUX CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: A true “wow” wine, the deep, concentrated 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Hauts-Lieux (there’s 20% Mourvèdre) offers awesome notes of blackcurrants, smoked meats, graphite,

crushed rocks, and licorice. Extra-ordinarily concentrated, perfectly balanced, structured, and long, it’s another sensational wine from this estate. It needs 4-5 years of bottle age and will cruise for 15-20 after that. Drink Date: 2022-2042. Score: 99 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Aug. 28, 2018)

446815 (XD) 750 mL $142.00

TARDIEU-LAURENT CUVÉE SPÉCIALE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The tiny production 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Spéciale is Grenache dominated and comes from 100-year-old vines planted in the sandy portions of the famed la Crau lieu-dit. It looks to be one of the stars in the vintage. Blackberries, pepper, violets, and earth all emerge from this full-bodied, massively concentrated Grenache that has sweet tannin, no hard edges and the opulence and purity of this sensational vintage. Score: 95-97 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Oct. 19, 2017)

224790 (XD) 750 mL $77.00 WHITE WINE

DOMAINE BARVILLE ROUSSANNE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: There are just over 200 cases of the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Roussanne, sourced from a limestone-rich parcel in the Beau Renard lieu-dit. Mostly barrel fermented and aged in new oak, it’s a full-bodied, luscious wine that some tasters may find too rich and too ripe (I certainly found that to be the case last vintage). This year, in addition to the honeyed waves of tropical fruit, pineapple and tangerine, there’s a zesty edge of citrus that helps drive the wine forward and provides energy on the finish. It should drink well for 6-7 years, although why wait? Drink Date: 2018-2025. Score: 92 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

478339 (XD) 750 mL $67.00

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DOMAINE WEINBACH CUVÉE LAURENCE PINOT GRIS 2017AC Alsace

The grapes for this wine were sourced from soils featuring limestone, marl and sandstone and were grown using organic and biodynamic practices. After being hand-picked and fermented with indigenous yeasts, they spent 10 months in barrel. The resulting wine will have a refined elegance and will suggest smoke and butter notes atop the honeyed fruit tones. The producer recommends pairing with foie gras or caramelized pork ribs.

646380 (M) 750 mL $68.00

JEAN-BAPTISTE ADAM LETZENBERG RIESLING 2014AC Alsace

TASTING NOTE: Fantastic aromas of citrus fruit, peach and pear. Vibrant and long-lasting on the palate with floral and mineral tones and an additional layer of smokiness. Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2017)

666800 (D) 750 mL $38.00

TRIMBACH CLOS SAINTE HUNE RIESLING 2013AC Alsace(F. E. Trimbach, prop.-vitic.)

TASTING NOTE: Bright straw-yellow. Yellow apple, tangerine, crystallized lemon peel and a chalky nuance on the rich, captivating nose. Then dense, tactile and tight in the mouth, communicating superb energy and perfume to the concentrated flavors of ripe citrus fruits and powdered minerals. The penetrating, slowly rising finish offers an almost magically mouthcoating combination of roundness and vibrant acidity; this seamless wine is loaded with insidious sweetness. A knockout Clos Sainte Hune –much deeper and more complex than the Frédéric Emile from the same vintage. Drinking window: 2022-2045. Score: 96+ (Ian D’Agata, vinous.com, Feb. 2016)

965079 (XD) 750 mL $300.00



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CHAMPAGNE

BARONS DE ROTHSCHILD BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNEAC

TASTING NOTE: This ripe, red-fruit-flavored wine is smooth and juicy. Its fruitiness is balanced by the filigree of acidity and minerality to give a rich wine that is also elegant. Drink this bottling now. Score: 92 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2018)

263723 (XD) 750 mL $110.00

LAURENT-PERRIER GRAND SIÈCLE GRANDE CUVÉE CHAMPAGNEAC

TASTING NOTE: Laurent-Perrier has always preferred to keep its prestige cuvée as a nonvintage blend. With eight years aging after bottling and plenty of reserve wines in the blend, it is a mature wine that is yeasty and toasty in character. To go with that, there is great fruit from the blend that only comes from grand cru vineyards. It’s ready to drink. Rated #55 in Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Wines of 2018. Score: 97 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Aug. 1, 2018)

379982 (XD) 750 mL $199.00

TAITTINGER COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE BLANC DE BLANCS CHAMPAGNE 2007AC

TASTING NOTE: This is a step up from the linear and fresh 2006. It shows subtle depth and power with a dense block of vivid fruit that’s highlighted with lemon zest, green apples and hints of white peaches. Just the right amount of praline and nuts on the nose. Fine and tight bead give the Champagne a luxurious mouthfeel. One for now or the cellar. Drink or hold. Score: 98 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Dec. 27, 2018)

55277 (XD) 750 mL $225.00

PAUL BARA COMTESSE MARIE DE FRANCE BRUT GRAND CRU CHAMPAGNE 2006AC

TASTING NOTE: Bara’s 2006 Brut Grand Cru Comtesse Marie de France, 100% Pinot Noir, is superb. Ample and creamy on the palate, with terrific freshness and overall intensity, the 2006 is incredibly expressive today. Hints of lemon confit, chamomile, dried herbs, yellow orchard fruit and dried flowers all grace this exquisite, inviting Champagne. The 2006 has enough pedigree and class to drink well for another decade or more. I loved it. Disgorged: March, 2018. Dosage is 8 grams per liter. Drinking window: 2019-2030. Score: 94 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Nov. 2018)

10879 (XD) 750 mL $159.00

PIERRE PAILLARD LA GRANDE RÉCOLTE BOUZY GRAND CRU BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2006AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2006 Bouzy Grand Cru La Grande Récolte is a 50/50 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that was disgorged as Extra Brut in July 2017, with a dosage of 2.7 grams per liter. This is a highly intense and complex Champagne that represents the best of the vintage and terroir. Deep, concentrated and fresh on the refined nose, this is a firm and expressive Champagne with great finesse and purity as well as intense fruit aromas. Drink Date: 2018-2040. Score: 93 (Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

11129 (XD) 750 mL $80.00

KRUG BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2004AC

TASTING NOTE: Krug’s 2004 Vintage is absolutely mesmerizing. Layers of bright, chiseled fruit open up effortlessly as the wine fleshes out with time in the glass. Persistent and beautifully focused, with a translucent sense of energy, the 2004 captures all the best qualities of the year. Moreover, the 2004 is clearly superior to the consistently underwhelming 2002 and the best Krug Vintage since 1996. Readers who can find it should not hesitate, as it is a magical bottle. Drinking window: 2017-2044. Score: 97+ (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Dec. 2017)

68395 (XD) 750 mL $420.00

LOIREWHITE WINE

DOMAINE LA MOUSSIÈRE SANCERRE 2017AC(Alphonse Mellot)

TASTING NOTE: This wine comes from Mellot’s home domaine of La Moussière. It is young and intense, with a mix of spice, concentrated citrus and crisp acidity. The depth of flavor in this wine is extraordinary and merits aging. Drink from 2020. Rated #51 in Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Wines of 2018. Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2018)

33480 (XD) 750 mL $39.00

MIDIRED WINE

GÉRARD BERTRAND CLOS D’ORA LA LIVINIÈRE MINERVOIS 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: Gerard Bertrand’s icon project is the Clos d’Ora, a biodynamically farmed nine-hectare estate. The 2015 Minervois la Liviniere Clos d’Ora is a blend of the region’s four grapes, aged a year in oak and another year in bottle prior to release. It’s certainly the most supple and creamy-textured of the 2015s from



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GERMANY From three regions, wines that show off the complexity, charm, refinement and versatility of Germany’s most famous grape.

MOSELWHITE WINE

STUDERT-PRÜM WEHLENER SONNENUHR RIESLING SPÄTLESE 2017Prädikatswein

TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese is made from grapes harvested at a full 96° Oechsle in the prime Lieu-Dit Wertspitz, Keller and Münzlay. It reveals some delicate and refined scents including anise, yellow peach, candied grapefruit, spices and herbs. These are joined by a touch more ripeness as pineapple and pear join the party. The wine is elegantly smooth and creamy on the palate and develops more presence and density in the long and playful finish. The nicely integrated sweetness gives the finish a comparatively tight and zesty side. This beautiful and rather rich expression Spätlese will prove much fun at maturity. Drink Date: 2025-2037. Score: 91 (Jean Fisch & David Rayer, moselfinewines.com, Aug. 2018)

114777 (S) 750 mL $28.00

NAHEWHITE WINE

WINECONSOLE GMBH REMIGIUSBERG RIESLING TROCKEN 2017Qualitätswein

TASTING NOTE: Here is a great dry white with just 12.5 per cent alcohol, which is rare in the age of climate change. Fine apricots, sleek yet concentrated with a very elegant balance of charm and depth. Really long, filigree finish. Drink or hold. Score: 95 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Jan. 22, 2019)

11165 (D) 750 mL $40.00

Bertrand, marrying red berries seamlessly with hints of coffee-tinged oak and resiny notes of native garrigue. Although full-bodied and undeniably ripe (the alcohol is 15.5% but there’s no heat), it’s far from monolithic, showcasing complexity and elegance rather than brute power. I’ve been deliberately conservative with my aging estimate because of the wine’s lack of track record and relatively young vine age in the Syrah and Mourvèdre components, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it drink well for longer. Drink Date: 2018-2030. Score: 95 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, May 31, 2018)

540195 (XD) 750 mL $261.00

LE CLOS DES FÉES CÔTES DU ROUSSILLON-VILLAGES 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: Eighteen months in new French oak barrels has given the 2015 Côtes du Roussillon Villages le Clos des Fées a certain tightness and discipline lacking in the Vieilles Vignes bottling. There’s still massive fruit and buried complexity, full body and rich tannins, but there’s also firmness of structure that shows the serious, age-worthy side of Bizeul’s winemaking. Vanilla and baking spices accent deep, dark cherries and plums, ending in a long, velvety finish. Drink Date: 2017-2030. Score: 96 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, April 27, 2018)

461871 (XD) 750 mL $82.00

SOUTH OF FRANCERED WINE

DOMAINE DE LA CENDRILLON NO 1 CORBIÈRES 2014AC

TASTING NOTE: The top cuvee of the estate, the 2014 Corbières No1 is a foudre-aged blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah. Just bottled a month prior to this tasting, it certainly wasn’t showing any ill effects and sported a vibrant inky color, as well as terrific notes of cassis, violets, spice and a hint of graphite. With full-bodied richness, ultra-fine tannin and gorgeous purity of fruit, this is a sensational Corbières (I might even be underrating it) that’s up with the top wines of the vintage. Drink Date: 2017-2026. Score: 93 (Jeb Dunnuck, robertparker.com, April 28, 2017)

493890 (XD) 750 mL $57.00

AUSTRIA For the collector: A highly rated example of Austria’s signature white grape, gorgeous now but cellarable for another 15 years.

WHITE WINE

WEINGUT HIRSCH GAISBERG GRÜNER VELTLINER 2017DAC Kamptal

TASTING NOTE: Very subtle mirabelle and bergamot nose. Then, a remarkable, finely nuanced and lively palate for the warm vintage. The super minerally finish just doesn’t want to stop! From biodynamically grown grapes. Respekt certified. Drink or hold. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Oct. 9, 2018)

10857 (XD) 750 mL $50.00



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RHEINHESSENWHITE WINE

WEINGUT LOUIS GUNTRUM OPPENHEIM HERRENBERG RIESLING AUSLESE 2015Qualitätswein

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Oppenheim Herrenberg Riesling Auslese opens with a stunningly cool, fresh, limey, concentrated but restrained bouquet of candied grapefruit and fresh limes. On the palate, this is a lovely, lush, juicy, light, bright and piquant Riesling with vitalizing acidity, very delicate tannin grip and a stimulating, aromatic, salty finish. Everything is in the right place here and the arrangement is just perfect. A light and delicious Auslese ready to be enjoyed in mouth-filling sips. Bottled with 68 grams of residual sugar and 11.5% alcohol. Drink Date: 2017-2035. Score: 91 (Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2017)

987909 (S) 750 mL $29.00

ITALYA broad and enticing collection of powerhouse reds from Italy’s top regions, with ratings ranging from 91 to 98 points.

ALTO ADIGE/ TRENTINORED WINE

FORADORI GRANATO TEROLDEGO 2016IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti

TASTING NOTE: Phenomenal aromas of blackberries, blueberries, violets, perfume and incense. Some tar, too. Full-bodied yet so refined and polished with incredible subtlety and finesse. Lasts for minutes on the palate. Mind blowing. From biodynamically grown grapes and Demeter certified. Drink in 2020. Score: 98 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Dec. 17, 2018)

74864 (XD) 750 mL $95.00

CALABRIARED WINE

LIBRANDI GRAVELLO 2016IGT Val di Neto Calabria

TASTING NOTE: This is the top-shelf red blend from Calabria’s Librandi. The 2016 Gravello is a blend of 60% Gaglioppo and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in barrique for 12 months. Some 90,000 bottles were produced. Since the last time I tasted this wine (a few years back), I found this vintage to be nicely focused and sharp with dark fruit intensity. This is a mid- to full-bodied red wine with firm tannins and a touch of cherry sourness or bitterness on the close. Drink Date: 2018-2025. Score: 91 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Dec. 28, 2018)

576967 (XD) 750 mL $32.00

CAMPANIARED WINE

NATIV EREMO SAN QUIRICO IRPINIA CAMPI TAURASINI 2015DOC

TASTING NOTE: Super ripe mixed-berry aromas are wrapped around the fine tannins of this rich and powerful red. Although there’s a little hint of sweetness, both it and the high alcoholic content are well integrated. Long, surprisingly gentle finish. Drink now. Score: 91 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Oct. 22, 2018)

541581 (D) 750 mL $39.00

PIEDMONTRED WINE

MICHELE CHIARLO LA COURT RESERVA NIZZA 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Red-skinned berry, blue flower, wild herb, menthol and clove aromas fill the glass. Smooth and delicious, the elegantly structured palate delivers layers of black cherry, ripe blackberry, mint

and licorice framed in polished tannins. Fresh acidity gives it balance and energy. Drink Date: 2019-2027. Score: 95 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, Oct. 1, 2018)

157610 (XD) 750 mL $52.00

PODERI COLLA RONCAGLIE BARBARESCO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Enticing scents of dark spice, menthol, wild berry, new leather and a whiff of violet are front and center. It’s structured, savory and shows real aging potential, delivering juicy raspberry, red cherry, licorice and tobacco. Taut noble tannins and fresh acidity provide support. It’s still young and youthfully austere so give it time to fully develop. Drink: 2023-2035. Cellar Selection. Score: 95 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, Feb. 1, 2019)

715763 (D) 750 mL $50.00

CASCINA BONGIOVANNI PERNANNO BAROLO 2014DOCG

TASTING NOTE: A tightly wound version, this red features cherry, plum, eucalyptus, iron and tobacco flavors on lockdown. The trim, compact finish isn’t yielding much today. Shows a bit more volume and sweet fruit than many of its peers. Best from 2023 through 2042. Score: 93 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, Feb. 28, 2019)

105536 (XD) 750 mL $80.00

VIETTI CASTIGLIONE BAROLO 2014DOCG

TASTING NOTE: This is a terrific and flexible expression of Nebbiolo that can adopt to almost any dinner party setting. The 2014 Barolo Castiglione was designed for people who want to enjoy Barolo in an easy and direct manner. This Barolo is offered at higher production numbers, although this vintage is comparatively smaller. On average they make anywhere from 44,000 to 53,000 bottles, but in 2014 only 35,000 bottles were produced. The bouquet here is generous and broad with dark fruit, spice and tar. You even get a touch of citrus or dried orange peel. The mouthfeel is a bit



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DONATELLA COLOMBINI PRIME DONNE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2013DOCG

TASTING NOTE: I love the way this wine has absorbed and reflects the sunny and warm personality of its maker, the brilliant Donatella Cinelli Colombini. The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Prime Donne has her spirit and her vision, and I recognize that as I taste through these samples. Her distinctive winemaking mark is achieved with botte and tonneaux aging, and her style is definitely fuller and more generous than most. It’s a modern Brunello, if you care to categorize wines in this way. Only 6,660 bottles were produced. The vineyards are exposed to wider horizons that make for more light hours each day (from dawn to sunset) of the growing cycle. I’m on team Donatella. Drink Date: 2020-2035. Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Feb. 28, 2018)

709733 (XD) 750 mL $94.00

SASSO DI SOLE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2013DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Enticing scents of pipe tobacco, exotic spice, forest floor and crushed violet fill the glass. On the enveloping palate, licorice and orange zest accent juicy Marasca cherry and cranberry. It’s nicely balanced, with firm refined tannins and bright acidity. Drink Date: 2021-2028. Score: 95 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, May 1, 2018)

551044 (XD) 750 mL $66.00

UMBRIARED WINE

BENEDETTI & GRIGI SAGRANTINO DI MONTEFALCO 2014DOCG

TASTING NOTE: 100% Sagrantino. Intense, inky blueberry, kirsch, wild cherry, chocolate and spicy nose. The elegant, full-bodied and sophisticated palate has plenty of black and forest fruit notes,

TUSCANYRED WINE

POGGIO ARGENTIERA POGGIORASO CABERNET FRANC 2016IGT Toscana

TASTING NOTE: 100% Cabernet Franc. Refined cassis, leafy dark fruit and spicy nose. Grippy and firm in the mouth with a long, juicy and complex finish. Lovely wine! Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2019)

10379 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

TUA RITA GIUSTO DI NOTRI 2016IGT Toscana

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Giusto di Notri is a profound and dark blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot. It exudes gravitas and importance with every sip, showing consecutive, deep layers of minerality, dark stone, spice and rich fleshy fruit, all bound by tight structure and fiber. This wine is remarkable both in terms of texture and dimension. There is a touch of sourness on the close. This is sure to be an interesting wine to follow as it opens up over the years. Indeed, the best is still to come, as Giusto di Notri is built for long cellar aging. With the next vintage, this wine celebrates its 25th birthday. Drink Date: 2020-2040. Score: 97 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, May 31, 2019)

10924 (XD) 750 mL $119.00

CARPINETA FONTALPINO MONTAPERTO 2015IGT Toscana

TASTING NOTE: A new single vineyard wine from this producer. This delivers refined and beautiful fruit. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a fresh and tangy finish. Juicy and layered. Drink in 2018. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Aug. 28, 2017)

10832 (XD) 750 mL $64.00

thinner and more delicate in this vintage. Yet the tannins leave a firm footprint and promise a good aging future ahead. Drink Date: 2020-2035. Score: 93 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, June 29, 2018)

703744 (XD) 750 mL $67.00

CERETTO BRICCO ROCCHE BAROLO 2005DOCG

TASTING NOTE: A beautiful Barolo that is starting to show white truffle character with bottle age. Plenty of fruit too. I always loved 2005 Barolos for their bright fruit. This is full-bodied with fabulous texture of velvet and citrus skin. Complex and fascinating. Wonderful now. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Sept. 14, 2014)

314823 (XD) 750 mL $371.00

SICILYRED WINE

TASCA D’ALMERITA ROSSO DEL CONTE 2014DOC Contea di Sclafani

TASTING NOTE: This has a crazy nose with notes of dried bay leaf, Thai basil, sage and thyme. Beneath the herbs are red peppers, blackcurrants, crushed stones, violets and blueberries. The blue-fruit and fascinating, herbal flavors permeate through layered tannins and mineral acidity right up to the long, bright finish. Once again, this breaks the boundaries for nero d’avola. Drink now or hold. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Dec. 17, 2018)

473827 (XD) 750 mL $56.00



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plus very well-integrated high alcohol. A food-friendly wine for contemplation, not for drinking. Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

11142 (XD) 750 mL $48.00

VENETORED WINE

SERGIO ZENATO RISERVA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2013DOCG

TASTING NOTE: This is a huge and impressive wine, but somehow graceful and subtle. It packs an eclectic array of brambleberry compote, violet essence, eucalyptus, oyster shell, pure iodine, vanilla, resin, tar, cassis, plum liqueur and hot stones. You can only stand back in awe as one shade of fruit appears after the next and a barrage of tannin coats your mouth. Yet, this is gentle, agile and flowing. Nevertheless, its main attraction remains its unashamed, monumental power and muscularity. A haunting wine that sends chills down your spine. An epoch-defining wine for Veneto that harks back to the legends of the ’50s and ’60s. Perhaps the best Amarone ever made. Impossible to resist now, but better in 2022. Score: 99 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, June 16, 2019)

132316 (XD) 750 mL $109.00

GUERRIERI RIZZARDI 3E CRU AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2012DOCG

TASTING NOTE: 80% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 10% Barbera. Opens up beautifully with ripe and pronounced notes of raspberries and cherry fruit. Elegant and sensual palate with juicy tannins, complex spices and a long, fresh aftertaste. Stunning! Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2017)

568691 (D) 750 mL $54.00

PORTUGALA brace of powerful and rich dry reds.

RED WINE

MANUEL CARVALHO GOLPE TINTO RESERVA 2015DOC Douro

TASTING NOTE: Even the dark color of the wine suggests power and enormous richness. And there is no mistaking the dense texture, the licorice and dark-chocolate flavors that go with the black plum and tannins. It is not a shy wine and it needs some time. Drink from 2021. Editors’ Choice. Score: 92 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2018)

10885 (XD) 750 mL $28.00

MONTE DA CAL SATURNINO GRANDE RESERVA 2011DOC Alentejo

TASTING NOTE: This is a dense and very powerful wine that manages to retain a sense of style. It is certainly rich, although the juicy black fruits and acidity give it a great lift of acidity that balances the density and ripeness. The wine is just approaching its maturity although it will be better from 2017. Cellar Selection. Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2016)

489104 (XD) 750 mL $35.00

SPAINFour ready-to-drink reds that will also be at home in your cellar.

RED WINE

GARMÓN CONTINENTAL TINTO 2016DO Ribera del Duero

TASTING NOTE: Cropped from a cooler year, the 2016 Garmón is fresher, cooler and juicier, with elegant and polished tannins. The process is similar every year, and the differences are mostly due to vintage variations, but in this vintage, they used a higher percentage of used barriques for the élevage (50/50 new and

used). 2016 is fresher, more elegant and a little lighter. It has a medium to full body and some grainy tannins. Give it a little more time before you pull the cork. It was bottled in June 2018. Drink Date: 2019-2026. Score: 93 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018 )

10378 (XD) 750 mL $73.00

FERRER BOBET VINYES VELLES 2015DOCa Priorat

TASTING NOTE: 70% Carignan, 30% Grenache. Deep, dark though not saturated black-red. Dense, close-grained aromas of great subtlety and complexity: a sense of stone and savoury depths as well as sweet yet austere black fruits. Deep, dark, vivid and profound yet provocative flavours which, as the aromas suggested, tread the fine line between sweetness and austerity (thanks to the Carignan-dominated blend). There is great complexity and finesse here. Drink Date: 2018-2025. Platinum – Best in Show. Score: 97 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

579896 (XD) 750 mL $70.00

RAMIREZ DE LA PISCINA GRAN RESERVA TEMPRANILLO 2010DOCa Rioja

TASTING NOTE: Very brash, ripe and dark toasted spices here. Plenty of oak. The fruit is in the ripe, dark-plum zone. On the palate, there’s a wealth of rich, dark chocolate and roasted coffee with a smooth, supple array of fine tannins. Good freshness. Drink or hold. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Dec. 26, 2018)

659771 (XD) 750 mL $45.00



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VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA 2006DOCa Rioja(Lopez de Heredia)

TASTING NOTE: The red flagship 2006 Viña Tondonia Reserva was inspired by the vineyards of the Médoc but produced with local grapes, 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho, 5% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo, which achieved 13% alcohol in 2006. It always matures in used American oak barriques for some six years. The oldest of all the reds I tasted, it was also the one with more freshness, which speaks to the quality of the vineyard. Drink Date: 2018-2028. Score: 95 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Feb. 28, 2018)

97014 (XD) 1500 mL $129.00

CANADAA top-flight take on a classic Ontario grape brought to life by local star winemakers Thomas Bachelder and Kelly Mason.

ONTARIORED WINE DOMAINE QUEYLUS RÉSERVE DU DOMAINE CABERNET FRANC 2016VQA Niagara Peninsula

TASTING NOTE: “I think the best grape in Ontario is Cabernet Franc,” says Charest. This Cabernet Franc (with a touch of Merlot) is simply beautiful in every aspect. Just a fabulous nose of savoury red fruits, black currants, anise, graphite, iron and integrated herbs and spices. It’s rich, layered and textured on the palate with a range of red fruits, black currants, herbs, spice, minerals and length through a clean and polished finish. This is already showing well, so can’t wait for it to be released. Score: 94 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Oct. 11, 2018)

11580 (XD) 750 mL $37.95

AUSTRALIAImpressive scores for impressive wines, including cellar must-haves such as the 2014 Jim Barry The Armagh and the 2014 Torbreck Run Rig.

RED WINE

GIANT STEPS APPLEJACK PINOT NOIR 2017Yarra Valley, Victoria

TASTING NOTE: The bouquet is a perfumed mix of red fruit blossom, the red berry flavours of the palate symbiotically joined with the bouquet. It is a wine of exquisite purity and detail in its texture, and as befits a pinot of this quality, the palate is very long, the peacock’s tail opening on the finish. Drink By: 2027. Score: 98 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Nov. 1, 2018)

10774 (XD) 750 mL $60.00

HEARTLAND DIRECTORS’ CUT SHIRAZ 2014Langhorne Creek, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: 100% Shiraz. Savoury juicy seductive dark fruits on the nose, the palate has long and luscious savoury cedar wood, vanilla and coconut com-plexity to the vibrant fresh red fruit, delicious touch of vanilla in the finish. Score: 97 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

48496 (XD) 750 mL $39.00

JIM BARRY THE ARMAGH SHIRAZ 2014Clare Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: The star of the Jim Barry show – it plays a different medley. This is superbly honed, brimming with power and depth, full-bodied yet there’s a certain refinement too. Astonishing colour, all dark ruby and bright with purple tinges, the tannins velvety and savoury, the finish long. Every detail taken care of and the end result a complete wine. Surprisingly approachable, but built to last a considerable distance. Drink By: 2044. Score: 96 (Jane Faulkner, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2017)

424077 (XD) 750 mL $399.00

TORBRECK RUN RIG 2014Barossa Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Run Rig opens with a bang, delivering intense fruits of the forest and blackberry preserve notes with hints of sandalwood, cardamom, dried Provence herbs, Indian spices and garrigue. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and oh, so satisfying, the beauty ticks all the great Barossa Shiraz boxes and then some. It is still relatively primary, so I’d recommend giving it another 2-3 years at least in bottle and drink it over the next 20+. Drink Date: 2018-2035. Score: 97+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2017)

97204 (XD) 750 mL $290.00

WHITE WINE

GROSSET POLISH HILL RIESLING 2017Clare Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: This is a ravishing riesling of the highest order, X-factor multiplied. Throw up any part (flesh, juice, skin, pith) of lime or lemons of any kind, add ethereal acidity and marvel at the elegance and length of the palate. Jeffrey Grosset is the undisputed king of the Clare Valley. Drink By: 2042. Score: 98 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2018)

932962 (XD) 750 mL $55.00



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NEW ZEALANDComplex and concentrated wines from classic New Zealand regions on opposite sides of the Cook Strait.

RED WINE

VILLA MARIA TAYLORS PASS SINGLE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2014Marlborough, South Island

TASTING NOTE: Sumptuous, concentrated pinot noir with opulent plum, dark cherry and berry flavours plus a seasoning of spicy oak. Seductively perfumed and with a lingering finish. A serious thoroughbred that should develop well but is irresistible now. Drink 2016 to 2024. Score: 97 (Bob Campbell, MW, bobcampbell.nz, July 21, 2016)

630699 (XD) 750 mL $60.00

VILLA MARIA LIBRARY CABERNET/MERLOT 2009Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay, North Island

TASTING NOTE: A totally seductive wine. The gloriously complex bouquet shows dark fruit, cigar, leather and smoked game characters with nuances of toasted almond and floral. It is powerful and graceful at the same time, and offers velvety texture and flowing mouthfeel, properly structured by chalky tannins. Wonderfully expressive and completely delicious. A blend of 55% cabernet Sauvignon and 45% merlot from the Gimblett Gravels. At its best: now to 2025. Score: 96 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, June 2017)

10550 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

SOUTH AFRICAExpressive and characterful affirmations of why South Africa is drawing the focus of so many international critics and collectors.

RED WINE

GABRIËLSKLOOF LANDSCAPE SERIES ON SANDSTONE SYRAH 2016Single vineyard, WO Bot River

TASTING NOTE: Invented by Peter-Allan Finlayson when he took over, this is one of two soil specific Syrahs at Gabriëlskloof. Perfumed, elegant and refined, with red berry flavours, some aromatic spices and nicely understated wood. Drink Date: 2019-2026. Score: 94 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2018)

10897 (XD) 750 mL $47.00

TOKARA RESERVE COLLECTION CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015WO Stellenbosch

TASTING NOTE: One of Stellenbosch’s great bargains, at least when you compare it with the international competition, this remarkable wine comes from selected, virus-free blocks on the farm. Sage and eucalyptus aromas lead you into a palate that’s intense, layered and concentrated with sculpted tannins. Drink Date: 2020-30. Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2018)

10303 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

ARGENTINAThree high-scoring single-vineyard Malbecs from Mendoza.

RED WINE

TINTO NEGRO FINCA LA ESCUELA MALBEC 2016Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: A blend of the four soil types in the La Escuela Vineyard, with Grava and Limo leading the way, this is a skillful piece of blending by Alejandro Sejanovich, with 30% whole bunches and 10% new wood adding layers of complexity to the fresh, sappy, mineral fruit flavours. Very much a wine from a cooler year, with lovely elegance. Drink Date: 2021-2030. Score: 95 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Argentina Special Report 2018)

668871 (XD) 750 mL $40.00

LUCA NICO BY LUCA MALBEC 2015Uco Valley, Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: The purity of fruit on the nose really makes an impression with notes of brambleberries, boysenberries, citrus, licorice, roasted herbs and loads of Chinese spies. The full-bodied palate delivers a wealth of fruit, but it’s so focused and refined. The acidity is right on point as is the precision and refinement. Drink now or hold. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Dec. 27, 2018)

167320 (XD) 750 mL $110.00

CATENA ZAPATA ADRIANNA VINEYARD MUNDUS BACILLUS TERRAE MALBEC 2014Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: I tasted three consecutive vintages of the reds from Adrianna Vineyard, including the luxury cuvée, starting with the 2014 Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae. It is from the coolest year since 2001 (but cooler will come in 2016), and it has 13.5% alcohol and very high acidity – 7.5 grams measured in tartaric acid. What that all means is it’s moderately ripe and very fresh, with integrated oak after fermenting in 225- and 500-liter oak barrels and an élevage of 24 months in oak. Drink Date: 2018-2024. Score: 97 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, June 29, 2018)

475087 (XD) 750 mL $345.00

CHILE Breathtaking insight into the breadth and diversity of Chilean winemaking, including the “…greatest [Montes Alpha] M ever made.”

RED WINE

MONTSECANO PINOT NOIR 2017Casablanca Valley

TASTING NOTE: The top wine is the eponymous 2017 Montsecano, which was cropped from a challenging year with low yields due to frost. They also used a higher percentage of full clusters in the



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fermentation. I get more ripeness and more relevance of the fruit here. There is no irrigation here, and the grapes get concentrated, even if the alcohol is lower. This has more concentration, depth, power and potential – it’s very fine but discreet, a little shy and in need of time in bottle. There is an extra dimension here compared with Refugio, and it’s juicy, with perfectly ripe tannins. The difference is that they had so very little grapes that they had to use two 700-liter concrete eggs, where the fermentation temperature never reached above 20 degrees Celsius; so, the fermentation was also very slow, akin to cooking at low temperature in a cocotte instead of in the microwave. This has incredible aging potential – it’s still super young and primary, and André Ostertag described it as the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove. It has a tasty, almost salty finish. Only 1,500 bottles were produced from two small concrete eggs, because they had almost no grapes! It was bottled in February, before the 2018 harvest. Drink Date: 2018-2024. Score: 95 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2018)

10639 (XD) 750 mL $43.00

VINEYARD SYRAH 2016Elquí Valley

TASTING NOTE: Lucky are the wine lovers who will get to drink one of the 2,133 bottles of this stunning Syrah from Chile’s most picturesque vineyard. Light, floral and nuanced, with silky sweetness, fine red berry fruit, some baking spices and a long refreshing finish. Effortlessly complex. Drink Date: 2020-2028. Score: 97 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Chile Special Report 2018)

10551 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

MONTES ALPHA M 2014Apalta Single Estate, Santa Cruz, Colchagua Valley

TASTING NOTE: The greatest M ever made. It continues the legend of the great 2014 vintage. Full-bodied, compacted and powerful. Tight and chewy. It starts slowly and then builds. Superb. Drink in 2022 but already a joy to taste. Score: 98 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, May 29, 2017)

914580 (XD) 750 mL $76.00

WHITE WINE

CALYPTRA GRAN RESERVA CHARDONNAY 2016Cachapoal Valley

TASTING NOTE: 2016 seems to be a very good year at Calyptra for the whites and the early-ripening reds like Pinot Noir. The 2016 Chardonnay Gran Reserva is vibrant and fresh, a textbook example of barrel-fermented Chardonnay from a perfect year when the wine shows great transparency and natural acidity. It’s elegant and subtle, with the natural power of the zone, good weight and perfectly ripe fruit. This could be a great ringer in a blind tasting of white Burgundy. This is the best Chardonnay from Calyptra I have tasted. Drink Date: 2018-2023. Score: 94 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2018)

10928 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

RITUAL SUPERTUGA BLOCK CHARDONNAY 2016Casablanca Valley

TASTING NOTE: This is a phenomenal chardonnay with light bread dough, cooked apple and pear aromas. Full-bodied, seamless white with white earth and subtle ripe apple and pineapple. Fantastic length and beauty. 500 cases made. Drink now. Score: 97 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, May 29, 2017)

10773 (XD) 750 mL $60.00

USAIconic, collectible and cult wines from California and Oregon, all with scores of 95 points and up.

CALIFORNIARED WINE

KOSTA BROWNE GAPS CROWN SONOMA COAST PINOT NOIR 2016Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County

TASTING NOTE: Lots of purple fruit with cherry and raspberry character and hints of violets on the nose. Full body that is very dense with defined layers. Yet, remains agile and fresh. Hints of salt. A little reserved now. Needs two or three years of bottle age. Better in 2021. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 22, 2018)

11094 (XD) 750 mL $217.00

O’SHAUGHNESSY NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Starting with the base 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, it’s an interesting blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 5% Merlot, 3% St. Macaire, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. It offers a brilliantly pure, seamless bouquet of crème de cassis, toasted spice, new saddle leather, and leafy herbs and lavender. Deep, rich, and multi-dimensional on the palate, it’s a full-bodied, layered, awesome entry level wine that can be drunk today with tons of pleasure or cellared for 15-20 years. Score: 95 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Jan. 31, 2019)

534552 (XD) 750 mL $136.00

BUCEPHALUS RED 2015Napa Valley(Black Stallion Winery)

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Proprietary Red Bucephalus is blended of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Syrah, 8% Malbec and 7% Petit Verdot. Deep purple-black in color, it leaps from the glass with vibrant black cherries, crushed



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blackcurrants and blackberries scents plus suggestions of violets, licorice, cigar box and black tea. Rich, full-bodied and seductive in the mouth, the generous fruit is superbly framed by ripe, finely grained tannins and the finish is multilayered and epically long. Drink Date: 2021-2047. Score: 97+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

361139 (XD) 750 mL $199.00

JANZEN BECKSTOFFER MISSOURI HOPPER VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015Napa Valley(Bacio Divino Cellars)

TASTING NOTE: Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Janzen Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Cabernet Sauvignon delivers gorgeous plums preserves, black currant cordial and blackberry pie scents with hints of pencil shavings, baking spices, dried mulberries and raisin cake. Very big, rich and full-bodied in the mouth, the palate is laden with fruit cake and dried berry flavors sparked by spicy accents and framed with soft, fine-grained tannins, finishing very long with a provocative mineral hint. 171 cases were made. Drink Date: 2021-2042. Score: 95 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Dec. 28, 2018)

342881 (XD) 750 mL $215.00

STAGS’ LEAP WINERY NE CEDE MALIS PETITE SIRAH 2015Stags Leap District, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: This is an impressive, old-vine wine from mostly petite sirah with other red varieties, including grenache, mourvèdre and carignan – all planted together. Tasting history here. Full-bodied, tannin-driven and texturally fascinating. Fine-grained. Love this. Drink or hold. Score: 95 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, May 3, 2019)

589572 (XD) 750 mL $129.00

HEWITT VINEYARD ESTATE GROWN CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014Rutherford, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple color

and fragrant nose of cedar, violets, potpourri and crushed blueberries over a core of black currants and plums, plus a hint of dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied, the palate reveals impressive energy, with tons of perfumed black fruit and earthy layers supported by firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and lively. 2,300 cases were made. Drink Date: 2020-2045. Score: 95 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2017)

80192 (XD) 750 mL $168.00

RAMEY PEDREGAL VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2008Oakville, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Pedregal Vineyard brings together all of the elements of the Ramey house style. A beautiful, well-articulated bouquet melds into layers of dark fruit. Clean, vibrant mineral notes give the wine its energy and vitality. This is a typical Oakville Cabernet loaded with class and pedigree. Exotic spiced notes wrap around the textured, multi-dimensional finish. This is a dazzling showing. The 2008 Pedregal is 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Petit Verdot aged for 24 months in 100% new French oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2028. Score: 96+ (Antonio Galloni, robertparker.com, Dec. 22, 2011)

11093 (XD) 750 mL $305.00

WHITE WINE

AUBERT LARRY HYDE & SONS CHARDONNAY 2017Carneros

TASTING NOTE: A barrel sample (aging in about 70% new oak), the 2017 Chardonnay Larry Hyde and Sons Vineyard opens with a gloriously gregarious, exotically scented nose of gingerbread and lemongrass with a core of pineapple, green guava and mango plus a hint of honeycomb. The palate is big, rich, super opulent and sexy with fantastic texture, concentration and seamless freshness, finishing long. Score: 96-98 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

390831 (XD) 750 mL $199.00

OREGONRED WINE

LAURÈNE PINOT NOIR 2016Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley(Domaine Drouhin Oregon)

TASTING NOTE: There’s a savory stance here that sets it apart from the regular Dundee Hills bottling. Earthy and spicy forest-wood aromas sit across ripe red cherries and fresh red flowers. The palate has a long, smooth and elegant core of red cherries. Very svelte and composed. This is beautifully regal pinot. Drink or hold. Score: 97 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 30, 2018)

974899 (XD) 750 mL $89.00

DESSERT WINEA highly rated Tokaji and a rare, sublime addition to your cellar.

KRACHER ZWISCHEN DEN SEEN MUSKAT OTTONEL TROCKENBEERENAUSLESE 2015Burgenland, Austria

TASTING NOTE: Damask rose, honeysuckle and blood orange peel unite in an almost otherworldly headiness. The palate keeps shimmering with these floral overtones while a solid wave of sweetness assails the taste buds with an insisting urgency, only to follow this with a sharp, welcome smack of pure lemon freshness. These notions alternate and fill the head with the pleasure of their tension. Sublime. Drink until 2040, at least. Cellar Selection. Score: 100 (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2018)

10079 (S) 375 mL $103.00



20 VINTAGES OPPOSITE: The medieval Château de Langoiran sits surrounded by vineyards in Bordeaux.

ROYAL TOKAJI GOLD LABEL 6 PUTTONYOS TOKAJI ASZÚ 2013Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary

TASTING NOTE: 70% Furmint, 25% Hárslevelu, 5% Zéta. Full, complex and multi-layered with candied mango, papaya, honey, peach and sweet spice flavours. Very zesty, mineral finish with gentle sweetness and great length. Score: 98 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2017)

10852 (S) 500 mL $89.00

FORTIFIED WINEAn outstanding selection featuring a 1955 Rivesaltes, a trio of highly rated Ports, and a single-barrel Sherry that has spent at least 10 years under flor.

GÉRARD BERTRAND LEGEND VINTAGE 1955AC Rivesaltes, Languedoc, France

Mark a milestone in style with this exceptional 1955 wine from an iconic French producer. The wine was grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales in primarily granite and gneiss soils, with a few plots on schist and red limestone. It reveals a delicate, complex bouquet with notes of orange peel, leather and tobacco. On the palate, it’s sweet, smooth and full-bodied with beautiful balance. Legendary indeed.

527887 (S) 750 mL $400.00

PORT

SANDEMAN 40-YEAR-OLD TAWNY PORTDO

TASTING NOTE: 30% Tinta Roriz, 25% Touriga Franca, 20% Tinta Barroca. Deep, translucent rose-amber in colour. Lifted, elegant and very refined in aroma, not so much intensified as sublimated by time. All of that fragrant softness and refinement drifts effortlessly into its silky, seamless, supremely sippable palate. A grand fortified wine which almost seems to defy analysis, so harmonious and so complete is it. Platinum – Best in Show. Score: 97 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

116210 (S) 750 mL $139.00

CROFT VINTAGE PORT 2016DOP

TASTING NOTE: Very expressive, this unfurls with mouthwatering licorice snap, fruitcake, apple wood and violet notes, which are quickly followed by a wave of mouthfilling plum, blackberry and fig paste flavors. This is packed but well-defined, and the energy allows the fruit to ripple through the long finish. Built for the long haul, with distinctly dry cut at the end. Best from 2035 through 2055. Score: 97 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Dec. 31, 2018)

667170 (S) 375 mL $79.00

DELAFORCE VINTAGE PORT 2003DOC

TASTING NOTE: A fabulous nose of cassis and berries, with hints of licorice. Full-bodied and lightly sweet, with supersexy tannins and a long, long finish. Very classy. Superb for Delaforce. Best after 2012. Score: 95 (James Suckling, winespectator.com, April 30, 2006)

459784 (S) 750 mL $75.00

SHERRY

GONZALEZ BYASS TRES PALMAS FINO SHERRYDO

TASTING NOTE: Amazingly intense nutty aromas combined with burnt orange and white flowers unfold beautifully onto a gloriously dry, balanced palate. All the sinew of youth is still there, but also layers of honey. A very individual and memorable wine. Drinking Window: 2017-2021. Score: 95 (decanter.com, Oct. 1, 2017)

10189 (D) 500 mL $55.00

WILLIAMS & HUMBERT DOS CORTADOS PALO CORTADO SOLERA ESPECIAL 20-YEAR-OLD SHERRYDO

TASTING NOTE: This is bright and racy, with mouthwatering ginger, green tea, persimmon, hazelnut and bitter orange notes that run from start to finish. Everything is in unison, tightly focused and very long. Shows terrific precision and drive, with a finish that really zooms through. Drink now. Score: 94 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, May 31, 2018)

645556 (XD) 500 mL $35.00



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THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • OCTOBER 2019

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FRANCE

Highlights include a stunning Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Beaucastel, a best-in-show Alsatian Gewurztraminer, and the latest iconic bubbly from Krug.

BORDEAUXRED WINE

CHÂTEAU MAGONDEAU PASSION 2016AC Fronsac

TASTING NOTE: 100% Merlot. Bold and elegant with glossy, high toast oak. Spice and coffee notes are complemented by ripe cherry and blackberry fruit. Classic Fronsac. Score: 90 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

11723 (XD) 750 mL $39.00

CHÂTEAU LA LAGUNE 20153e cru, AC Haut-Médoc

TASTING NOTE: This really does show just how fabulous the southern Médoc area was in 2015: it just begs for enjoyment. It has that signature purity of fruit that Caroline Frey has perfected, coupled with a long finish that ends crisply and cleanly. The cassis and cinnamon spice notes of a 65% Cabernet, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot blend sing out, along with the menthol lick of a good Médoc. Drinking Window: 2023-2038. Score: 94 (Jane Anson, decanter.com, Dec. 2, 2017)

699538 (XD) 750 mL $123.00

LA DAME DE MONTROSE 2015Second wine of Château Montrose, AC Saint-Estèphe

TASTING NOTE: A very refined red with berries, chocolate and walnuts. Full body and a round, juicy texture. Spicy and salty. Delicious already. Needs two or three years to come together. Second wine of Château Montrose. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018)

666933 (XD) 750 mL $94.00

CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 20103e cru, AC Saint-Julien

TASTING NOTE: Another wine showing better from bottle than it did from barrel, the 2010 Langoa Barton has the typical structured, dense style, but just as I thought earlier on, it is a much softer and more developed wine than one ordinarily expects from proprietor Anthony Barton. It is full-bodied and impressively endowed with subtle oak, rich cassis fruit and notes of new saddle leather, forest floor, cedar wood and spice box. Full, authoritative and dense, this wine should be at its best between 2018 and 2035. Score: 93+ (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, Feb. 27, 2013)

10166 (XD) 750 mL $179.00

CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 20063e cru, AC Saint-Julien

TASTING NOTE: Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Langoa Barton has a lifted nose of small dark cherries, blackberry, incense and marmalade – quite showy for Langoa Barton – but there is joie-de-vivre here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, ripe and demonstrating impressive density plus a firm grip. This really coats the mouth in tannin, although it is still balanced. It just needs another 4-5 years in bottle, the stubborn little lady. Tasted January 2016. Drink Date: 2019-2035. Score: 91 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, May 29, 2016)

903344 (XD) 750 mL $161.00

CHÂTEAU CLOS DE SARPE 1998AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

TASTING NOTE: Medium to deep garnet-brick in color, the 1998 Clos de Sarpe gives a beautiful perfume of Chinese five spice, sandalwood and preserved plums with notions of dried mulberries, potpourri, black truffles, cast iron pan and a compelling waft of aniseed. Medium-bodied with wonderful elegance, incredible freshness and a scintillating satiny texture, the perfumed layers just go on and on. Wow – fantastic surprise! Drink Date: 2018-2035. Score: 94 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, May 31, 2018)

17848 (XD) 750 mL $152.00

BURGUNDYCÔTE DE NUITSRED WINE

BOUCHARD PÈRE & FILS GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: As one would reasonably expect this is aromatically completely different with its array of humus, underbrush, red and dark currant and whiff of wood aromas. The cool, pure and well-detailed middle weight flavors possess fine length on the mildly austere finish that is notably less complex, at least for the moment. Drink: 2023+. Outstanding. Score: 89 (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, April 15, 2018)

661330 (XD) 750 mL $66.00



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DOMAINE A.-F. GROS AUX RÉAS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: Slightly more evident wood serves as the backdrop for the even spicier aromas that include notes of Asian-style tea, violet, plum and both red and dark raspberry. The rich, generously proportioned and succulent flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract while offering lovely depth and length on the balanced finale. This is a lovely villages and the natural class of Vosne is evident. Drink: 2023+. Outstanding. Score: 89-91 (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, April 15, 2018)

536664 (XD) 750 mL $128.00

MARCHAND-TAWSE CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny Village comes from two blocks (Aux Echanges and Les Chardins), and was raised in 20% new oak. It has a potent, perfumed bouquet with chalk-tinged red berry fruit, the whole bunch component (50%) lending subtle undergrowth notes. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin that render this a slightly more masculine Chambolle Village. It is a more powerful style of wine, although it retains satisfying balance and precision towards the finish. Give this a couple of years in bottle. Drink Date: 2019-2030. Score: 89-91 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, Dec. 30, 2016)

562835 (XD) 750 mL $87.00

MARCHAND-TAWSE NUITS-ST-GEORGES LES VAUCRAINS 1ER CRU 2013AC

TASTING NOTE: Good medium red. Brisk aromas and flavors of tart red berries, pungent minerals and flowers. Juicy, firm and tightly coiled, conveying a sappy, tangy impression and lovely purity and intensity. This backward, dry, firmly tannic wine will need time in the cellar to gain in pliancy. Drinking window: 2022-2031. Score: 90+ (Stephen Tanzer, vinous.com, March 2016)

538769 (XD) 750 mL $113.00

CÔTE DE BEAUNERED WINE

REBOURGEON-MURE VOLNAY LES SANTENOTS 1ER CRU 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Volnay Santenots 1er Cru has a fragrant bouquet with raspberry and red cherries. Quite floral in style, it just blossoms with aeration, gaining real intensity. The palate is fleshy and ripe with a fine bead of acidity, superb poise with an edgy, mineral-driven finish that lingers in the mouth. Recommended. Drinking window: 2020-2032. Score: 92 (Neal Martin, vinous.com, July 2018)

666818 (XD) 750 mL $93.00

DOMAINE CHANSON BEAUNE CLODES MARCONNETS 1ER CRU 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: A lovely, spicy and delicately earthy nose with a hint of violets. This is a classic high-end Beaune with a serious tannin structure and the flesh to easily carry this. Quite a bit of power and fresh acidity at the long, complex finish. Drink or hold. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 15, 2018)

299792 (XD) 750 mL $80.00

LOUIS JADOT BEAUNE BOUCHEROTTES 1ER CRU 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Beaune 1er Cru Les Boucherottes has a subtle bouquet that comes across more introspective than the 2015 Beaune Clos des Couchereaux, the fruit darker but equally well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, tensile tannin – plenty of tart red cherry fruit, quite saline in the mouth leading to an understated but very focused finish. This is another top-notch Beaune Premier Cru from Louis Jadot. Drink Date: 2019-2033. Score: 91-93 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, Dec. 30, 2016)

121319 (XD) 750 mL $77.00

WHITE WINE

AU PIED DU MONT CHAUVE CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU LES CHENEVOTTES 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: Almost touching the Grand Cru of Le Montrachet, this vineyard produces classic examples of Chardonnay. In this rich vintage, the wine is unctuous, ripe and full of the generous fruits. It also has structure and acidity that will allow the wine to age for many years. Drink this wine from 2023. Score: 94 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Oct. 1, 2018)

490524 (XD) 750 mL $128.00

ROCHE BELLENE HAMEAU DE BLAGNY PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2007AC

The hilly limestone-rich premier cru soils in which this wine was grown are known for producing bracingly mineral wines with good ageing potential. This one comes from Maison Roche de Bellene, the négociant label of respected winemaker Nicolas Potel, and has just reached its prime. Expect it to be at its best now through 2025.

638049 (XD) 750 mL $100.00



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bitter cherry, damson plum and red currant coulis flavors. Shows terrific cut through the finish due to a mouthwatering iron accent. A beauty that will live a long life. Best from 2020 through 2035. Score: 95 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Nov. 30, 2018)

609784 (XD) 750 mL $72.00

VINS DE VIENNE LES BIEZ LIEU-DIT SAINT-JOSEPH 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: Spicy and stony aromas with ripe, wild, red berries, pepper and aniseed. Quiet, elegant palate, where the smoothly arranged, plush tannins have impressive depth and detail. Pepper-spiked chocolate to close. This is terrific. Drink in 2020. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Aug. 29, 2018)

11753 (XD) 750 mL $49.00

EQUIS CORNAS 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: A dark, brawny, gutsy style, brimming with dark plum, fig and blackberry compote flavors that are inlaid liberally with warm tar, licorice root and roasted mesquite notes. The muscular finish offers nicely buried acidity. Wait this one out. Best from 2022 through 2038. Score: 95 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Nov. 30, 2018)

668194 (XD) 750 mL $79.00

SOUTHERN RHÔNERED WINE

DOMAINE BOSQUET DES PAPES CHANTE LE MERLE VIEILLES VIGNES CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The all whole-bunch 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Chante le Merle Vieilles Vignes is 85% Grenache, with the balance a mix of Mourvèdre and Syrah. The vines are all 80 to 90 years old, selected from parcels in Brusquières, Gardiole, Mont-Redon and Pignan. Glorious raspberry and cherry fruit picks up hints of mint and some stemmy notes, but they’re remarkably well-integrated and

CÔTE CHALONNAISERED WINE

DOMAINE THEULOT-JUILLOT LA CAILLOUTE MERCUREY 1ER CRU 2017Monopole, AC

TASTING NOTE: Crunchy cranberry aromas, fresh and ripe with a lovely musky perfume on the palate. Definitely the best of their range, and worth paying the modest premium. Fine, furry tannins on the mid palate, and tangy acid to finish. Distinguished. When to drink: 2019-2027. Score: 16.5+ out of 20 (Richard Hemming, MW, jancisrobinson.com, Jan. 21, 2019)

473793 (XD) 750 mL $53.00

BEAUJOLAISRED WINE

CHÂTEAU DES JACQUES CÔTE DU PY MORGON 2013AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2013 Morgon Côte du Py has a taut bouquet, black cherry and blackcurrant notes, with a light marine influence that distinguishes it from the 2013 Morgon. The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth, fleshy mouthfeel. The texture is a little grainier than the Morgon, there is slightly more backbone with a saline tang right on the finish. This is a finely made Côte du Py to drink over the next 8 to 10 years. Drink Date: 2016-2025. Score: 91 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, June 28, 2015)

404640 (XD) 750 mL $44.00

RHÔNENORTHERN RHÔNERED WINE

FRANÇOIS VILLARD JOUVET CORNAS 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: This throws a plume of white pepper and violet notes out first, followed by a racy, tightly focused beam of

CHABLISWHITE WINE

LOUIS JADOT MONTÉE DE TONNERRE CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru has a fresh cooking apple, gooseberry and pear scented bouquet that blossoms nicely in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a smooth texture, possibly with some wood influence here, though it is deftly handled so that adds a discrete creaminess to the finish. It is a commercially savvy Chablis, not the mean/austere classic Chablis that some might like, but it is delicious. Tasted blind at the BIVB Chablis tasting. Drinking window: 2019-2028. Score: 90 (Neal Martin, vinous.com, Aug. 2018)

508432 (XD) 750 mL $62.00

CHÂTEAU GRENOUILLES CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2014AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Chablis Grand Cru Les Grenouilles, which is aged in both oak barrels and stainless steel, has a tightly-wound but well-defined bouquet with white flower scents filtering through the citrus fruit, laced with white peach and persimmon aromas. The palate is very well balanced with light peach skin notes on the entry. This feels harmonious in the mouth, a Grenouilles laden with weight and intensity, yet remaining precise and detailed on the lightly spiced, cohesive finish. This is an excellent Chablis with long ageing potential. Drink Date: 2018-2032. Score: 92 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2016)

82974 (XD) 750 mL $100.00



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WHITE WINE

CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL VIEILLES VIGNES ROUSSANNE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: As always, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes comes from a three-hectare parcel planted in 1909. It’s richer, creamier and longer than Beaucastel’s regular white Châteauneuf-du-Pape but also fresher and brinier. It looks even more impressive than the stunning 2016. Drink Date: 2020-2035. Score: 97-99 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

531244 (XD) 750 mL $182.00

ALSACEWHITE WINE

DOPFF AU MOULIN BRAND GEWURZTRAMINER 2015AC Alsace Grand Cru

TASTING NOTE: 100% Gewurztraminer. Pale green-gold, with luscious yet fresh aromas of fine perfumer’s spice with beaten cream and oil of lemon: head-turning and arresting. Full, lush and compelling on the palate, with the same combination of perfumer’s spice, cream and lemon oil lying thick on the tongue. There’s almost no acidity at all, but the combination of perfume, glycerol, sweetness and extract means that the wine finishes poised and fresh. Drink on its own or partner with rich dishes. Drink Date: 2018-2023. Platinum – Best in Show. Score: 98 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

666941 (M) 750 mL $60.00

CHAMPAGNE

MOËT & CHANDON MCIII CHAMPAGNEAC

TASTING NOTE: ... Moët seeks the perfect “balance between harmony and generous complexity” by blending young vintages aged in stainless steel vats (I), with matured vintages aged in oak casks (II), and rare vintages aged in glass bottles (III) ... steel-fermented vins clairs of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the vintage 2003, which were blended together in 2004 and comprise 40% of the cuvée (I); another 40% blends the declared vintages 2002, 2000 and 1998 that were mainly fermented in large oak vats and kept as vins clairs for Moët’s Grand Vintage (II); and the final 20% assembles the Grand Vintage Collection Champagnes 1999, 1998 and 1993, which had already undergone the second fermentation, but had not been disgorged yet (III). The “ultimate expression of blending” was created in 2004 and kept for ten years on the lees of the second (respectively third) fermentation. The cuvée 001.14 was disgorged in 2014 as Brut with a dosage of four or five grams per liter. The expensive wine offers a fascinatingly deep and concentrated bouquet that is very clear and fresh in its fruit aromas, but also delivers complex secondary aromas of coffee, nougat, biscuits and many more flavors. Full-bodied, ripe and intense on the palate, this is a rich and powerful, yet round and highly elegant cuvée of great complexity and persistence. It is stunningly fresh and pairs fruity aromas with nutty and spicy flavors, revealing a delicate tannin structure and a very long, salty and mineral finish ... Drink: 2020-2040. Score: 95+ (Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com, June 29, 2016)

470575 (XD) 750 mL $659.00

BOLLINGER LA GRANDE ANNÉE BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2008AC

TASTING NOTE: Bollinger’s 2008 La Grande Année is superb, wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp orchard fruit, ripe lemons, honeycomb, warm biscuits, dried white flowers and a delicate top note

should be completely absorbed within a couple of years. Full-bodied, rich and creamy in texture, this tour de force remains lively, silky and long on the finish. With 1,000 cases produced, it should be reasonably priced and reasonably available – an increasingly rare combination in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Drink Date: 2020-2040. Score: 97 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

734244 (XD) 750 mL $88.00

DOMAINE SAINT PREFERT CHARLES GIRAUD COLLECTION CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Collection Charles Giraud is a 60-40 blend of Grenache and Mourvèdre, fermented with all the stems. There’s a hint of cocoa, but raspberries and strawberries are the dominant fruit flavors in this lively, zesty wine. Trace notes of mint, lavender and tea leaf add complexity. Full-bodied and velvety in texture, it’s intensely concentrated and rich yet not overly heavy or overripe (it weighs in at 15.5% alcohol), with a lingering, elegant finish. It’s a tour de force that should age for two decades or more, and it will be interesting to see how it compares to the perfect 2010 after it’s had a few years in bottle. Drink Date: 2020-2040. Score: 99 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

499632 (XD) 750 mL $149.00

DOMAINE DU GRAPILLON D’OR EXCELLENCE GIGONDAS 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: Even better than I expected, the 2015 Gigondas Excellence is peppery and dark-fruited. The blend is 60-40 Grenache-Syrah, and the Syrah influence is obvious in the wine’s cracked pepper, fresh blueberry and black licorice notes. Full-bodied, lush and long, it should drink well for a decade or more. Drink Date: 2018-2030. Score: 95 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

10640 (XD) 750 mL $58.00



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CHARLES HEIDSIECK BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE 2006AC

TASTING NOTE: Charles Heidsieck’s 2006 Brut Rosé (with 10% Pinot Noir red wine) has been launched before the 2005. Disgorged at the end of 2014, the wine offers a delicate and intense wild strawberry flavor with some lovely spicy aromas on the nose. Ample, full and round, this is a lovely matured Rosé with a super intense and aromatic Pinot character (sweet cherries, red berries). The finish underlines the great complexity, purity and finesse of this vinous Rosé. There are cherry aromas again in the long aftertaste. An impressive Rosé. Drink Date: 2016-2026. Score: 94 (Stephen Tanzer, robertparker.com, June 29, 2016)

413633 (D) 750 mL $99.00

KRUG CLOS DU MESNIL BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2004AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2004 Clos du Mesnil captures all the pedigree of this epic Blanc des Blancs vintage. A soaring, majestic Champagne, the 2004 dazzles from the very first taste with its crystalline purity and brightness. In two tastings so far, the 2004 has been nothing less than a total showstopper. The vertical structure and pure, tightly-coiled power are the stuff dreams are made of. There is little doubt the 2004 is one of the very finest Clos du Mesnils in recent memory. Will it join the 1979, 1988 and 1996 as one of the all-time greats? Now, that is a tasting I would love to do! Drinking window: 2019-2044. Score: 98+ (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, July 2018)

38711 (XD) 750 mL $1293.00

of walnuts and fino sherry. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, broad and vinous, with a beautifully refined mousse, superb concentration at the tightly wound core, incisive acids and a supremely elegant intermingling of Bollinger’s oxidative stylistic signatures with fresh, vibrant fruit. The finish is long, precise and chalky. This is a Grande Année built for the cellar – the real excitement will come with a bit more bottle age – but this is already a thrilling Champagne in the making. Finished with eight grams per liter dosage, it was disgorged by hand in July 2018. This is also the first vintage of Grande Année to be bottled in Bollinger’s new narrower-necked 1846 bottle, which should make for a slower evolving wine. Drink Date: 2022-2060. Score: 97+ (William Kelley, robertparker.com, March 29, 2019)

145169 (D) 750 mL $169.00

BOLLINGER LA GRANDE ANNÉE BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE 2007AC

TASTING NOTE: An enticingly rewarding nose of apricot, flint and toast leads to a palate that’s just as good and even more developed, with honey, brioche marzipan and bruised apple notes. It has super tension and drive. Compelling, delicious and distinctive. Drinking Window: 2019-2032. Score: 97 (John Stimpfig, decanter.com, Nov. 21, 2018)

993378 (D) 750 mL $227.00

MAILLY EXCEPTION BLANCHE GRAND CRU BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2007AC

TASTING NOTE: This producer is located in Mailly on the north slopes of the Montagne de Reims. The wine is everything this style should be: crisp, tight and mineral driven. Apple and the fresh citrus come through strongly even after 11 years. The wine is just ready to drink. Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2018)

418335 (D) 750 mL $108.00

LOIREWHITE WINE

PASCAL JOLIVET LES CAILLOTES SANCERRE 2018AC

The limestone-laced vineyards of Sancerre create some of the world’s finest expressions of Sauvignon Blanc, and Pascal Jolivet is one of the appellation’s most dynamic and visionary vintners. Les Caillotes is a blend from parcels of vines grown on Kimmeridgian limestone. Expect an intense evocation of fresh green herbs, orchard fruit and marine minerals that will evolve over the next five years.

287086 (XD) 750 mL $39.00

AUSTRIA An exotic Riesling with a long life ahead.

WHITE WINE

LOIMER STEINMASSL RIESLING 2016DAC Kamptal

TASTING NOTE: Subdued at first, this wine awakens with a little air, as notions of citrus foliage, lemon zest and Mandarin emerge. The palate presents these flavors with purity and verve, adding earthy depth against which the lemon freshness shines. It’s taut, concentrated and lovely now but has the stuffing to go the distance. Drink Date: 2018-2030. Score: 95 (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Wine Enthusiast, March 1, 2018)

385328 (XD) 750 mL $65.00



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GERMANY Mosel Riesling and Baden Pinot delivering excellent value for money.

BADENRED WINE

FRANZ KELLER VOM LÖSS GUTSWEIN SPÄTBURGUNDER 2014VDP

TASTING NOTE: Whispers of fresh green herbs and lavender lend elegance and refreshment to intensely ripe yet pristine black cherry and plum flavors. The palate is succulent and juicy, marked by crisp, cutting acidity. Fine, velvety tannins cushion a long finish. Drinks well now but should hold beautifully till at least 2024. Score: 92 (Anna Lee Iijima, Wine Enthusiast, Feb. 1, 2017)

666545 (XD) 750 mL $29.00

MOSELWHITE WINE

HEYMANN-LÖWENSTEIN RÖTTGEN GG RIESLING 2016Qualitätswein

TASTING NOTE: This makes me think of the first pineapples that reached Europe and were more highly-prized than any other fruits. Very concentrated and ripe, but not at all heavy, this is a luscious dry Mosel Riesling that [has] great energy and originality. Drink through 2040. Score: 95 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Sept. 10, 2017)

666370 (D) 750 mL $60.00

BRAUNEBERGER JUFFER- SONNENUHR RIESLING SPÄTLESE 2015Prädikatswein(Dr. H. Thanisch-Erben Müller Burggraef)

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese is very clear, ripe and generous on the nose, provided with perfectly ripe fruit and a very delicate flinty slate aroma. Lush, finessed and elegant but also straight, piquant and

very beautiful. The wine wraps thickly over the palate with a rich texture and creamy disposition followed by breezy acidity. Some 11,000 bottles were produced. Drink Date: 2018-2024. Score: 92+ (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

11605 (XD) 750 mL $38.00

PIEDMONTRED WINE

GAJA CONTEISA BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Gaja’s 2015 Barolo Conteisa is absolutely gorgeous. Pliant, silky and super-expressive, the 2015 shows all of the sensuality that makes the best Conteisas so irresistible. Bright red-toned fruit, flowers and mint are all beautifully lifted in a mid-weight, gracious Barolo that hits the right notes. Best of all, the 2015 will be ready to deliver pleasure with just a few years in bottle. I loved it. Drinking window: 2022-2040. Score: 94 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Feb. 2019)

630137 (XD) 750 mL $368.00

GAJA SPERSS BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Gaja’s 2015 Barolo Sperss is especially refined in this vintage, although there is plenty of Serralunga power and muscle lurking beneath. Dark and enveloping in feel, the 2015 is also shockingly approachable for a young Sperss. Smoke, gravel, licorice and dark spice develop with time in the glass, adding shades of nuance to a core of plum and black cherry fruit. Beautifully persistent and deep, the 2015 is a gorgeous wine that also perfectly encapsulates the current Gaja style that is all about understatement and finesse. Drinking window: 2025-2045. Score: 97 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Feb. 2019)

92767 (XD) 750 mL $430.00

fresh on the palate, this is a very elegant and perfectly balanced Spätlese with a stimulatingly salty finish. Very sensual and seductive. Bottled with 7.5% alcohol and 83 grams of residual sugar. Drink Date: 2017-2040. Score: 93 (Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com, April 28, 2017)

298182 (S) 750 mL $33.00

HUNGARY A wonderful dry expression of Tokaji.

WHITE WINE

HOLDVÖLGY VISION DRY SELECTION TOKAJI 2016Tokaji

TASTING NOTE: 40% Furmint, 40% Hárslevelu, 20% Kabar. A playful nose of pear, peach, flowers and spicy undertones. Generous on the palate with beautiful lemon and lime, a light sprinkling of thyme and a pinch of sage. Concentrated. Persistent. Wonderful. Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

10860 (D) 750 mL $32.00

ITALYRare formats of Ornellaia, Tignanello, Luce and La Vite Lucente headline a stellar lineup.

ALTO ADIGE/ TRENTINOWHITE WINE

PETER ZEMMER GIATL RISERVA PINOT GRIGIO 2016DOC Alto Adige

TASTING NOTE: The oak-aged 2016 Alto Adige Pinot Grigio Riserva Giatl is a medium to full-bodied white wine with nuances of summer peach, Golden Delicious apple and lemon mousse. That chorus of yellow fruit flavors is really



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beautifully balanced, with bright acidity and taut silky tannins. Drink Date: 2020-2040. Cellar Selection. Score: 98 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, Nov. 1, 2018)

158634 (XD) 750 mL $183.00

TUSCANYRED WINE

LA VITE LUCENTE 2017IGT Toscana

TASTING NOTE: There is density and beauty to this blend of sangiovese and merlot. Hints of vanilla, too. Medium to full body and a flavorful finish. Not the most complex red now, but it’s solid. A blend of sangiovese and merlot. Score: 93-94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Sept. 4, 2018)

979062 (XD) 1500 mL $90.00 971440 (XD) 3000 mL $200.00

ORNELLAIA 2016DOC Bolgheri Superiore

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is a wine of extreme complexity and precision. It offers monumental depth with profound layers of black fruit, coffee, licorice and baking chocolate. I tasted this 2016 vintage beside the less-impactful 2015 vintage (which was reviewed last year). These two editions are very different when compared side to side, and this 2016 release is clearly superior in terms of the quality, clarity and intensity of its offerings. This Ornellaia delivers glossy shine and a polished texture that segues to important richness, concentration and textural fiber. It wraps thickly over the palate, imparting waves of sweet dark fruit and dark spice that linger for many long minutes. This beautiful wine is hitting the market now, but collectors will want to put it straight into their cellars for safekeeping. Drink Date: 2021-2045. Score: 98 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, April 18, 2019)

310037 (XD) 375 mL $129.00 707547 (XD) 1500 mL $577.00 707414 (XD) 3000 mL $1210.00 51516 (XD) 6000 mL $2855.00

TRAVAGLINI GATTINARA RISERVA 2013DOCG

This traditional Gattinara is 100% Nebbiolo from vines aged between 40 and 75 years grown in rocky, iron-rich soils at an altitude of roughly 400 metres. A wine that will offer plenty of polish and mineral character over the next two decades.

[Gambero Rosso Italian Wines did not include a tasting note.] Score: BBB (Gambero Rosso Italian Wines, 2019)

398156 (XD) 750 mL $60.00

DAMILANO 1752 RISERVA CANNUBI BAROLO 2011DOCG

TASTING NOTE: This is rich and exotic with ripe-berry and raw-meat aromas with undertones of dried strawberries and fresh flowers. Full body, round and velvety tannins and a delicious finish. Decadent and satisfying. Drink or hold. Score: 97 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Sept. 24, 2018)

526459 (XD) 750 mL $255.00

MICHELE CHIARLO CEREQUIO RESERVA BAROLO 2010DOCG

TASTING NOTE: From the stellar 2010 vintage, this gorgeous wine lives up to the year’s lofty reputation. It opens with enticing scents of dried rose petal, truffle, crushed aromatic herb, woodland berry and a whiff of tar. On the full-bodied elegantly structured palate, star anise, mint, tobacco and a hint of mineral add depth to a juicy red-berry core. It’s

DAMILANO CANNUBI BAROLO 2014DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Cannubi’s superb terroir, coupled with more than a century of winemaking experience, enabled Damilano to negotiate the challenges of the complex 2014 vintage. This has a superb, richly aromatic nose and generous palate, tobacco leaves and cacao. Succulent tannins and a well-balanced, long-lasting finish. Drinking Window: 2019-2040. Score: 95 (Tiziano Gaia, decanter.com, Oct. 31, 2018)

267872 (XD) 750 mL $95.00

PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO MONTESTEFANO RISERVA BARBARESCO 2014DOCG

TASTING NOTE: One of the many highlights in this range, the Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is superb. A big enrobing wine, the Montestefano wraps around the palate with stunning depth. Today, the Montestefano is utterly embryonic, and yet it exudes depth, resonance and pure class. The Montestefano is one of the more complete wines in the range because of the way it deftly balances fruit intensity and structure. Readers will have to be patient, though. Drinking window: 2022-2044. Score: 95+ (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Oct. 2018)

182485 (XD) 750 mL $90.00

GIACOMO BORGOGNO & FIGLI LISTE BAROLO 2013DOCG

TASTING NOTE: This opens with an enticing intense bouquet of crushed mint, rose petal, violet, perfumed berry and a whiff of dark spice. Elegantly structured, the vibrant, savory palate delivers strawberry compote, crushed raspberry, licorice and cinnamon framed in taut polished tannins. It’s nicely balanced, with bright acidity. It’s already tempting, but give it time to develop even more complexity. Drink Date: 2021-2033. Score: 96 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, Nov. 1, 2018)

314195 (XD) 750 mL $130.00



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from 2014 in a blind tasting. It delivers ripe and round fruit flavors of blackberry and plum, along with significant 15.5% alcohol and thick extraction that defies everything we know about 2014. There is a lot of power and grit at the core of this opulent Brunello. Some 25,000 bottles were made. Drink Date: 2020-2033. Score: 93 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019)

120881 (XD) 750 mL $120.00 244665 (XD) 1500 mL $265.00 526715 (XD) 3000 mL $585.00

VENETORED WINE

MASI CAMPOLONGO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2012DOCG

TASTING NOTE: What a gorgeous, voluptuous amarone! Great purity of expression with ripe but not raisined black cherry fruit, coddled within vaguely herbal, anise, tea and vanillin from the barrels. It is full bodied, plump, smooth and rich on the palate with alcohol power that doesn’t explode in a fireball finish. Great tannin structure and length. Awesome. A wine for decades but you should really try it now to get the gist. Score: 97 (David Lawrason, winealign.com, Feb. 22, 2018)

10381 (D) 1500 mL $312.00

SAN FLORIANO RISERVA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2007DOCG(Brigaldara)

TASTING NOTE: The beautiful 2007 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva San Floriano already shows the sheer magic of bottle-aging with touches of leather, spice and dried fruit that play perfectly off one another. The wine is so incredibly lively and bright in the mouth: it is teeming with vitality and energy. Dark notes of tar and resin make appropriate background tones. This is a masterpiece Amarone that still has a long way to go. Drink 2015-2028. Score: 95+ (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Oct. 30, 2013)

582189 (D) 1500 mL $303.00

TIGNANELLO 2016IGT Toscana

TASTING NOTE: To hit the market in June, the 2016 Tignanello is a rock-solid wine and a stunning beauty. The wine offers an impeccable level of precision and laser-focus delivery of fruits, spices, tilled earth, espresso beans and Mediterranean herbs. This vintage follows the classic blending formula of 80% Sangiovese with about 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc. The vines are now 15 to 20 years old. Compared to the 2015 vintage that ultimately appeared more chewy and succulent, this expression from the iconic 2016 vintage is more vibrant, nervous and jazzed. It shows more savory spice, saltiness and minerality, with a beautifully integrated quality of tannins. Some 320,000 bottles were produced. This wine is at the top of the list of some of the best Tignanello ever made, including the vintages 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2015. Drink Date: 2020-2045. Score: 97 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, May 31, 2019)

534511 (XD) 375 mL $77.00 403527 (XD) 1500 mL $306.00

IL PALAGIO SISTER MOON 2015IGT Toscana

Il Palagio is the Tuscan estate owned by musician Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler. TASTING NOTE: Really enticing aromas of fresh flowers and dark fruit, as well as fresh herbs. Full body, chewy tannins and a rich finish. This is layered and provocative. From organically grown grapes. Give it two or three years of bottle age to come together. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Sept. 11, 2018)

10209 (XD) 750 mL $75.00

LUCE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2014DOCG

TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Brunello di Montalcino Luce definitely holds its own. I was a little surprised to see that the Frescobaldi family opted to make this top-end Brunello in such a difficult vintage. Now that I have the sample before me I can clearly see the confidence required to make such a difficult choice. In fact, I’m not even sure I would get that this wine was

SPARKLING WINE

NINO FRANCO GRAVE DI STECCA BRUT PROSECCO 2013DOC

TASTING NOTE: Fresh and refined, this elegant sparkler opens with enticing, delicate scents of white stone fruit, spring flower and crushed alpine herb. The dry savory palate delivers Bartlett pear, crunchy apple, lemon zest and ginger set against a foaming mousse. Bright acidity lifts the rich flavors. Delicious! Editors’ Choice. Score: 94 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, March 1, 2019)

422758 (D) 750 mL $49.00

PORTUGALMore stunning examples of dry reds from Douro and Dão.

RED WINE

CASTELLO D’ALBA VINHAS VELHAS 2015DOC Douro

TASTING NOTE: 75% Touriga Nacional, 10% Touriga Roriz, 15% Touriga Franca. A lifted nose with aromas of wood-smoke, violet, fig and dark fruits. The juicy palate displays lovely varietal character with berries and oak notes that will unravel over time. Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

10399 (XD) 750 mL $25.00



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SPAINHistory in a bottle in the form of a 1955 vintage of Gran Faustino, plus a strong showing of wines from this century.

RED WINE

VIÑA ZORZAL MALAYETO GARNACHA 2016DO Navarra

TASTING NOTE: The single-vineyard Garnacha 2016 Malayeto comes from 2.39 hectares of vines averaging 35 years of age in the village of Fitero at 520 meters in altitude on limestone soils. It’s a bright ruby colored red wine with tons of spices, herbs, flowers, notes of bay leaf, thyme and a bright personality. It has a light to medium-bodied palate with unnoticeable oak (it matured in well-seasoned, neutral oak foudres and barrels), with complex stone minerality, a dry and long finish. This is really delicious and a very good value, possibly the freshest of the six Garnachas I tasted from them. Some 12,000 bottles were filled in March 2018. This is a real bargain, one to buy by the case. Drink Date: 2018-2023. Score: 94 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Dec. 28, 2018)

10408 (XD) 750 mL $34.00

MUGA SELECCIÓN ESPECIAL 2014DOCa Rioja

TASTING NOTE: Now in bottle – I reviewed a barrel sample last year – this has fulfilled its early promise. It’s very much a modern style, with masses of colour, rich, textured tannins, good grip and structure, savoury, dark plum and blackberry fruit and refreshing, underlying acidity. Drink Date: 2022-2030. Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Rioja Special Report 2019)

472902 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

CONDADO DE HAZA ALENZA GRAN RESERVA 2009DO Ribera del Duero

TASTING NOTE: This firm red delivers cherry and red plum flavors, with accents of dried herb, black pepper and baking spices. Firm tannins and blood orange

QUINTA DA PELLADA RED 2015DOC Dão

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Tinto (Quinta da Pellada), the estate flagship, is a field blend (over 40 grapes) from old vines. It is principally, for identified grapes, mainly Alvarelhão, Tinta Pinheira, Touriga Nacional, Jaen and Tinta Amarela. Plus, since 1991, Castro uses some Jaen and Touriga Nacional. It was aged for 24 months in well-used French barriques (five to seven years old) and comes in at 13.3% alcohol. This was sourced from Pellada’s Block 4 of Mata (forest) and Block 2 of Casa (house). Castro says Casa “has a more compact soil with some clay besides the granite, the intense presence of rose/white quartz and the one that has more sun hours per day. Mata has less clay and more granitic sand.” Drink Date: 2020-2045. Score: 96 (Mark Squires, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

11358 (XD) 750 mL $85.00

QUINTA DOS MURÇAS RESERVA 2012DOC Douro

TASTING NOTE: Now just on the point of maturity, this is an impressive, rich and structured wine. Its bold tannins are balanced by the ripe black plum and berry flavors. It is a dense wine coming from the high altitude Murças estate owned by Alentejo-based Esporão. Drink this fine wine from 2019. Editors’ Choice. Score: 94 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Oct. 1, 2018)

427229 (XD) 750 mL $41.00

acidity keep this balanced. Not showy, but fresh, focused and energetic. Drink now through 2029. Score: 93 (Thomas Matthews, winespectator.com, Sept. 30, 2018)

723791 (XD) 750 mL $78.00

MANZANOS 125 ANIVERSARIO RESERVA 2009DOCa Rioja

TASTING NOTE: 90% Graciano, 10% Tempranillo. Elegant restrained blueberry, wild strawberry and baked earth aromas with a suave spicy note. The palate offers a beautiful creamy texture with fresh, vivid fruit, rather delicate oak, and a lovely pure minerality. It has outstanding drive, lashings of class and a gloriously long finish. Score: 97 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

10382 (XD) 750 mL $95.00

GRAN FAUSTINO 1955DOCa Rioja

TASTING NOTE: This has a burnished mahogany colour – pale and interesting with an intense nose, coffee, tertiary notes, forest floor, balsam and tree bark. On the palate graceful plum fruit is now giving way to raisin, toffee, balsam, coffee, spice box and creamy caramel. It has a refined texture with super complexity and balance alongside a lovely freshness, elegance and length. A classic, old school, mature Rioja which is very much alive and a joy to drink. It’s at its peak but should plateau at this level for some time if well stored. Drinking Window 2019-2030. Score: 96 (John Stimpfig, Decanter, May 13, 2019)

11290 (XD) 750 mL $455.00

CANADABravura skill with Cabernet Sauvignon from Niagara’s outstanding 2016 vintage.

ONTARIORED WINE



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is remarkable, starting with the ridiculous color. It’s so dark, so purple, so vibrant. Then the nose boasts soaring florals and stone fruits, while the palate delivers fresh blueberries and dried spices. It’s full-bodied but creamy-textured, with supple tannins and concentrated fruit that lingers on the plush finish. Just awesome stuff. Drink Date: 2018-2035. Score: 99 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

71795 (D) 750 mL $160.00

WHITE WINE

GIANT STEPS WOMBAT CREEK CHARDONNAY 2017Yarra Valley, Victoria

TASTING NOTE: A super flinty, cool-climate Yarra chardonnay. This is a wine with layers of complexity, plenty of satisfying fruit presence, some light herbal cooler notes and hints of cucumber. The nose has grapefruit, candied lemons and white peaches. The palate has beautiful textural layering and shape. Long and seamless with great depth. It is also packed with interest. A tangy finish. Drink or hold. Rated #45 in the Top 100 Australian Wines of 2018. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Dec. 10, 2018)

10780 (XD) 750 mL $60.00

NEW ZEALANDA tasting tour of New Zealand beyond the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc scene.

RED WINE

PROPHET’S ROCK HOME VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2016Central Otago, South Island

TASTING NOTE: This is very good. The rich and attractive, fresh red cherries and plums sing in the glass. It delivers a very vibrant impression with blood oranges and pomegranate in the mix, too. Smooth tannins carry long and seamless, drenched in ripe red-cherry and pithy pink-grapefruit flavors. Super long and rippling with

MEGALOMANIAC BRAVADO CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016VQA Niagara Peninsula

TASTING NOTE: For a guy that has never worked with Cabernet Sauvignon before 2015, Sebastien Jacquey has taken to it like a duck to water. Picked the third week in November, he has crafted a rich, full-bodied Cab full of black fruit (plum, cassis and blackberry) along with notes of chocolate and spiced-plum with a sweet silky texture on the mid-palate ... sweet fruit, not sweet sugary – a valiant effort that has totally paid off. Score: HHHHK (Michael Pinkus, michaelpinkuswinereview.com, Jan. 7, 2019)

67595 (XD) 750 mL $34.95

AUSTRALIAGiant Steps from cool-climate Victoria and giant scores from Barossa Valley.

RED WINE

GLAETZER ANAPERENNA SHIRAZ/CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Barossa Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: Even bigger, richer and darker than the 2015, the 2016 Anaperenna Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon is 84% Shiraz and 16% Cabernet. These are not wines for fans of shy, delicate wines, but neither are they clumsy fruit bombs. This is pleasantly multifaceted, with complex notes ranging from charred beef, black olive and asphalt to blackberries and cassis, all underscored by loam, vanilla and cedar. Full-bodied (15.5% alcohol), it’s hugely ripe but balanced, with supple tannins and enough acidity on the long, velvety finish to balance the ledger. Drink Date: 2018-2035. Score: 95 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

72926 (XD) 750 mL $65.00

STANDISH THE RELIC SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER 2016Barossa Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: Everything about Standish’s 2016 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier

energetic fruit, this is a beautiful young pinot. Drink or hold. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Oct. 8, 2018)

12232 (XD) 750 mL $65.00

NGAKIRIKIRI CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2013Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay, North Island

TASTING NOTE: Ngakirikiri means ‘the gravels’. This is a new flagship label that in my view justifies its exalted price tag. It’s quite an extraordinary wine with dense berry, savoury, earth and spicy oak flavours. Long and linear, it has power and structure but the tannins are surprisingly soft and pliable. The wine really opened up as it sat in the glass revealing interesting coffee, malt, peat and toasty characters together with a suggestion of violet. Definitely worth decanting. Collectable and age worthy red. Drink Date: 2015 to 2028. Score: 98 (Bob Campbell, MW, bobcampbell.nz, Aug. 15, 2015)

10791 (XD) 750 mL $150.00

VIDAL LEGACY CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT 2013Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay, North Island

TASTING NOTE: You need to take deep breaths when tasting, or drinking, this wine. This is profound and gloriously compelling. Concentrated flavours of cassis and plum, with subtle layers of cedar, spice and tobacco, stunningly supported by rich texture and exceptional palate weight. The wine is extraordinarily saturated with



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gorgeous flavours, but it is not heavy or chunky, just gracious and sophisticated. At its best: 2020 to 2035. Score: 98 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, June 2015)

10549 (XD) 750 mL $60.00

WHITE WINE

GREYWACKE CHARDONNAY 2015Marlborough, South Island

TASTING NOTE: A harmonious blend of roasted hazelnuts and toasted grain accents pineapple fruit in Greywacke’s 2015 Chardonnay. This looks to be the best vintage of Chardonnay Kevin Judd has made to date, showing great texture, class and length. It’s medium to full-bodied yet shows great length and elegance to its citrusy fruit profile. Drink Date: 2018-2023. Score: 93 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Feb. 28, 2018)

409524 (XD) 750 mL $45.00

SOUTH AFRICAThree standout reds from iconic producer Boekenhoutskloof.

RED WINE

BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF FRANSCHHOEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015WO Franschhoek

TASTING NOTE: The Boekenhoutskloof Franschhoek Cabernet has been sourced from the same vineyard since 1996 and is made in a deliberately austere style. Think St Estèphe, if you like Bordeaux. It’s a firm, slightly chewy style, showing grippy tannins, firm plum and damson fruit and a mineral-edged finish. Drink Date: 2020-2028. Score: 94 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2017)

52084 (XD) 750 mL $56.00

BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF STELLENBOSCH CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015WO Stellenbosch

TASTING NOTE: The second vintage of this Stellenbosch release is every bit as good as the 2014. Sourced from three parcels on the Helderberg, all of them on sandstone soils, it’s a sweet, plush, scented Cabernet with stylish oak, plenty of grassy perfume and good underlying structure and concentration. Drink Date: 2020-29. Score: 94 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2017)

652941 (XD) 750 mL $56.00

BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF SYRAH 2015WO Swartland

TASTING NOTE: Released for the first time as a Swartland Syrah, with fruit taken from the Goldmine and Porseleinberg vineyards, this sees 10% whole bunches and is a remarkable wine: plush and rich, with notes of roasted meat, lavender and incense, dense colour tannins and a twist of pepper spice. Drink Date: 2019-2027. Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2017)

52076 (XD) 750 mL $56.00

ARGENTINAInsights into the Uco Valley through the lens of red wines, from Altos Las Hormigas to Zorzal.

RED WINE

ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS GUALTALLARY MALBEC 2016Uco Valley, Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: My favorite of the collection, the 2016 Malbec Appellation Gualtallary is a wild and structured expression of the grape, place and vintage. Produced with grapes grown at 1,300 meters in altitude, it fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts and aged in untoasted 3,500-liter French oak foudres for some 22 months. It comes from two selected plots in Gualtallary and has a very perfumed nose that is intoxicating, with notes of decayed violets, wild herbs and an

earthy touch. The palate is pure chalk, with mineral notes, ultra refined tannins and a dry, tasty finish. This has a similar character to the Reserve, with higher minerality and the added freshness of 2016. This has to be one of the best wines ever produced at Altos Las Hormigas. It has the balance to develop nicely in bottle. 10,208 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2018. Drink Date: 2018-2028. Score: 96 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, June 29, 2018)

10675 (XD) 750 mL $60.00

ZORZAL WINES EGGO TINTO DE TIZA 2016Uco Valley, Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: The incredible 2016 Eggo Tinto de Tiza was cropped from one of the coolest years in recent times, which provided a slow ripening of the grapes and resulted in wines with higher natural acidity. This wine is now exclusively Malbec from Gualtallary (it used to have some Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon before). It fermented with 10% full clusters and indigenous yeasts in egg-shaped concrete vats, where the wine matured for ten months. It’s super aromatic, with notes of thyme, oregano, spices and something earthy, like the countryside after the rain. It’s young and has an explosive, vibrant palate with electric acidity and chalky tannins. 2016 could very well be the finest vintage to date, one of those vintages that will be legendary. This is just unbelievable for the price. 35,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2017. Drink Date: 2018-2022. Score: 95 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, June 29, 2018)

482000 (XD) 750 mL $39.00



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CATENA ZAPATA NICOLÁS CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MALBEC 2015Uco Valley, Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: A giant. Not only in Argentina’s strong suit in terms of power, it also shows finesse and aromatic complexity. There are all manner of blackberries, smoke, chocolate and spicy notes. Built on a panoramic scale, but full of energy and enormous refinement. The finish cascades on and on. A blend of 83% cabernet sauvignon and 17% malbec. Try in 2021. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 5, 2018)

510958 (XD) 750 mL $122.00

CATENA ZAPATA FORTUNA TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD MALBEC 2013Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: There are three separate bottling[s] from the Adrianna vineyard, one of them the 2013 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae, sourced from the part of the vineyard with slightly deeper soils (we’re talking only about 70 centimeters here!) that has limestone underneath, is flatter and provides very aromatic, slightly lighter wines, more feminine if you like. It’s very floral, gentle, with fine tannins with a good structure based on a combination with superb acidity. This is also lighter colored, the more Pinot of the three. Some 3,000 bottles were filled in December 2015. Drink Date: 2016-2023. Score: 96 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Dec. 30, 2016)

536847 (XD) 750 mL $125.00

CHILE The highly anticipated 100-point Seña 2015, plus a handful of other gems.

RED WINE

MONTES FOLLY SYRAH 2015Colchagua Valley

TASTING NOTE: Such ‘wow’ factor from the 2015 Montes Folly. The grapes are dry-farmed from an exceptionally steep single vineyard in Colchagua, and this

never fails to impress. It’s purple hued from rim to core, steadfastly opaque. Intense blueberry and blackberry aromas unfurl from the glass, while the dense, fruit-laden palate exhibits pepper, juniper, bilberries and kirsch, providing a long, hedonistic finish. 24 months ageing in new French oak has been completely subsumed by the welter of ripe, full fruit, lusciously upholstered with sleek, glistening tannins and life-giving acidity. Magnificently compelling. Drinking Window: 2020-2032. Score: 96 (John Stimpfig, decanter.com, Nov. 16, 2018)

62356 (XD) 750 mL $76.00

VIÑA SEÑA 2015Aconcagua Valley

TASTING NOTE: Stunning aromas of blackcurrant, stone, blueberry and licorice. Also iodine. Floral. Perfumed. Full body, fantastic density of fruit and ripe tannins. It goes on for minutes on the palate with such energy and focus. Touch of chewiness on the finish. A complex and complete wine that delivers a generosity with firmness. Drink in 2021 but already a classic to drink. Score: 100 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, May 29, 2017)

10713 (XD) 750 mL $299.00

MAQUIS FRANCO 2013Colchagua Valley

TASTING NOTE: Again, the cooler vintage seems to have favored the 2013 Franco, which came through as complex, compact, powerful and elegant. This time it’s not a pure varietal, as it contains some 6% Cabernet Sauvignon in the final blend. This is a Cabernet Franc all about finesse but with enough power and character. It’s very floral and exuberant, very showy, a little riper than the Viola from this same year. 9,800 bottles produced. Drink Date: 2017-2023. Score: 93 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, March 16, 2018)

10679 (XD) 750 mL $87.00

USAThe latest from L’Aventure and Cliff Lede lead a star-studded lineup.

CALIFORNIARED WINE

BARNETT VINEYARDS RATTLESNAKE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Spring Mountain District

TASTING NOTE: Deep garnet-purple, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Rattlesnake gives up notes of baked blackberries, crème de cassis and blueberry pie with hints of Marmite toast, chocolate box, menthol and cigar box. Full-bodied, the richly fruited palate delivers mouth-filling black berry preserves and savory layers with a compelling backbone of freshness and velvety tannins, finishing on a lingering minty note. Drink Date: 2019-2033. Score: 92+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, March 29, 2019)

546317 (XD) 750 mL $300.00

CLIFF LEDE POETRY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Stags Leap District, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry needs a little coaxing to begin to unfurl the tightly wound yet exciting scents of blackcurrant cordial, blackberry preserves, warm redcurrants and kirsch plus fragrant nuances of candied violets, underbrush, cigar boxes, menthol and star anise. Full-bodied and built like a brick house in the mouth, the palate features an almost impenetrable structure of super ripe tannins framing the taut, muscular fruit, finishing long. This beauty needs at least 5-6 years to begin to blossom, after which it may well warrant a perfect score. Drink Date: 2021-2051. Score: 99+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

14209 (XD) 750 mL $449.00



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FEL SAVOY VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2016Anderson Valley, Mendocino County

TASTING NOTE: This concentrated and fruit-packed wine from a storied vineyard walks the line between ripeness and restraint. Flavors of black cherry and blackberry fill the palate, bolstered by a mildly firm feel. It offers plenty to appreciate now and is worth cellaring through 2024. Cellar Selection. Score: 96 (Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, April 1, 2019)

309443 (XD) 750 mL $115.00

L’AVENTURE ESTATE CUVÉE 2016Paso Robles

TASTING NOTE: A wine that flirts with perfection is the 2016 Estate Cuvée, which is 52% Syrah, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance Petit Verdot, all of which spent 15 months in new French oak. Deep ruby/purple-colored, with a masculine bouquet of crème de cassis, graphite, liquid rock-like minerality, and lead pencil shavings, it reminds me of a top 2010 Pomerol with its opulence, power, and purity. Hitting the palate with full body, a layered, seamless, multi-dimensional texture, and present yet polished tannins, this beauty is one of the finest examples of this cuvée yet produced. Give bottles 2-3 years and it will keep for 15+. Drink Date: 2018-2021. Score: 99 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Nov. 29, 2018)

390880 (XD) 750 mL $177.00

L’AVENTURE OPTIMUS 2016Paso Robles

TASTING NOTE: Moving to the wines from bottle and starting with the 2016 Optimus, which is always a great introduction into the wines of this estate, it’s a blend of 50% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Petit Verdot that spent 14 months in 60% new barrels. This full-bodied, rich yet also elegant and lively red gives up a big, sweet nose of crème de cassis, toasted spice, licorice, and graphite. With good acidity and impressive finesse and elegance as well as richness, it’s a no-brainer purchase to drink over the coming 7-8 years.

Score: 94 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Nov. 29, 2018)

683409 (XD) 750 mL $90.00

ROBERT MONDAVI RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015To Kalon Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Composed of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon Reserve features a deep garnet-purple color and wonderfully expressive nose of crème de cassis, preserved plums and black forest cake with hints of cigar boxes, aniseed, dark chocolate and forest floor. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated in the mouth, the ripe, opulent black fruit is well supported by velvety tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and spicy. Drink Date: 2018-2038. Score: 96+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2017)

248906 (XD) 750 mL $150.00

BEAULIEU VINEYARD GEORGES DE LATOUR PRIVATE RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: A blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Merlot, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour was aged for 22 months in French oak barrels, 88% new. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it gives up compelling kirsch, sautéed herbs, crème de cassis and baked plums notes with touches of tobacco, fallen leaves and dried mint. Full-bodied (14.9% alcohol) and solidly structured with firm, chewy tannins in the mouth, the palate is packed with muscular fruit lifted by herbal accents, finishing long and savory. Drink Date: 2020-2055. Score: 96 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, May 31, 2019)

10307 (XD) 750 mL $199.00

OVID HEXAMETER 2014Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Blended of 51% Cabernet Franc, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% Merlot, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2014 Hexameter opens with beautiful redcurrants, kirsch

and rose hip tea scents with a core of black raspberries and black cherries plus a waft of cinnamon stick. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the palate with ripe, rich, bold cherry-laced fruit, sparked by red fruits and floral notions and finishing long with a compelling graininess. Drink Date: 2021-2048. Score: 97+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Dec. 13, 2018)

12024 (XD) 750 mL $515.00

OVID RED 2014Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Made up of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc and 5% Merlot, the 2014 Proprietary Red Wine has a deep garnet-purple color and is a little closed to begin, opening slowly to reveal a core of crushed blackberries, warm cassis and cedar chest with nuances of menthol, unsmoked tobacco, Sichuan pepper, tilled soil and mossy bark. Full-bodied and rich, with tons of muscular fruit, the palate is packed with tightly wound black fruits and earthy accents, framed by firm, grainy tannins and invigorating freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced. Drink Date: 2021-2048. Score: 97 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Dec. 13, 2018)

328120 (XD) 750 mL $515.00

WHITE WINE

KOSTA BROWNE ONE SIXTEEN CHARDONNAY 2016Russian River Valley, Sonoma County

TASTING NOTE: Bottled in December and sourced from sites mostly in the Russian River (there’s a small amount of Sonoma Coast in here), the 2016 Chardonnay One Sixteen is the larger production cuvée of the estate and could be thought of as the flagship Chardonnay. It reveals the fresher, crisper style of all the wines from Kosta Browne today and has lively notes of green citrus, stone fruits, toasted almonds, and white flowers. Steely and vibrant today, with beautiful purity, it’s going to flesh out nicely with a year in bottle and keep for 6-7 years. Score: 93 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, June 5, 2018)

359042 (XD) 750 mL $121.00



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OREGONRED WINE

BRITTAN VINEYARDS CYGNUS BLOCK PINOT NOIR 2015Willamette Valley

TASTING NOTE: Sourced from a 2008 planting of the Swan clone, rare in Oregon, the new vintage is significantly riper than the 2014. Fermented and aged in 30% new French oak, it shows more of the sweet barrel spices than its stablemates, along with cured meats and muted notes of rock. Tart blackberry and cherry fruit carry the precisely defined core. The wine is stylish, powerful and supremely detailed. This quality at this price is a bargain. Editors’ Choice. Score: 96 (Paul Gregutt, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2018)

10364 (XD) 750 mL $105.00

BRITTAN VINEYARDS GESTALT BLOCK PINOT NOIR 2014Willamette Valley

TASTING NOTE: The dark purple color is impressive with aromas of blackberries and blueberries galore. Yet there is restraint and tone to this young red with a fantastic texture and intensity on the finish. Always tight and toned. Better in 2019. Score: 95 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 2, 2016)

10361 (XD) 750 mL $99.00

WASHINGTONRED WINE

DOUBLEBACK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Walla Walla Valley, Columbia Valley

TASTING NOTE: Deep purple-colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a beautiful bouquet of crème de cassis, graphite, and spicy wood that develops nicely with additional time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and silky on the palate, with terrific purity, it has building tannins and a great finish, all giving it an accessible yet also age-worthy feel. It will keep for two decades. This cuvée is 89% Cabernet

Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 4% Malbec, and the balance Merlot, brought up in 80% new French oak. Drink Date: 2019-2039. Score: 95 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, April 11, 2019)

414235 (XD) 750 mL $187.00

DESSERT WINEA rare small-lot sweet wine from the maestros of Ornellaia.

ORNUS DELL’ORNELLAIA 2014IGT Toscana

TASTING NOTE: There’s a tiny amount of the 2014 Ornus dell’Ornellaia, but this 100% Petit Manseng dessert wine (brought up in new French oak) is well worth seeking out. Beautiful notes of caramelized citrus, honeyed minerality, quince, and apricot all give way to a medium to full-bodied dessert wine that has terrific sweetness and intensity, yet stays balanced, fresh, and clean. It’s a fabulous, singular dessert wine. Score: 95 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, May 1, 2019)

522433 (S) 375 mL $90.00

FORTIFIED WINESweet wines from three years ago, 40 years ago, and the past century.

PORT

ROYAL OPORTO 40-YEAR-OLD TAWNY PORTDOP(Real Companhia Velha)

TASTING NOTE: Intense and unctuous, featuring an array of vibrant ripe citrus, dried fig, toffee and wild herb flavors, accented by notes of mocha and cocoa powder. Spiced cherry and cream fill in mid-palate, with a bright finish of orange peel and caramel. Drink now. Score: 95 (Kim Marcus, winespectator.com, Oct. 15, 2013)

477109 (S) 750 mL $183.00

FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 2016DOP

TASTING NOTE: On this second look, this Fonseca is still remarkably expressive, lifted and gloriously fresh, even with that slight closing. It has reasonable mid-palate concentration but even better intensity of flavor. Despite that intensity of flavor, it is not quite as sexy as it is in some years, at least not yet, as the tannins are firmly in charge. That isn’t changing anytime soon. This rather stern Fonseca simply revels in its brilliant structure. This is a Port that demands cellaring if you want it to be all it can be. You and it will profit from at least 10 more years of cellaring. Doubling that will help a lot more. Drink Date: 2030-2075. Score: 97 (Mark Squires, robertparker.com, Dec. 28, 2018)

660902 (S) 375 mL $79.00 647826 (S) 750 mL $153.00

SHERRY

ALVEAR SOLERA 1910 PEDRO XIMENEZMontilla-Moriles

TASTING NOTE: The amazing, pedal to the metal/full throttle/balls to the wall, sweet 1910 Pedro Ximenez Solera is a dark amber-colored, full-bodied, unctuously-textured beauty that should be sipped and savored slowly and carefully at the end of a meal with a plate of cashews. It is remarkable stuff. The price is not high for what it represents. Score: 98 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, Feb. 27, 2003)

96818 (S) 500 mL $41.00


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SIZE PRODUCT PRICE PRODUCT (mL) number (per btl.) SCORE

SEPTEMBER 2019 PRODUCT SUMMARY

FRANCE - BORDEAUX RED WINE

CHÂTEAU BRANAIRE-DUCRU 2015 750 472019 $140.00 WS 94 CHÂTEAU CANON-LA-GAFFELIÈRE 2015 750 475608 $256.00 RP 97 CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAGES LIBÉRAL 2015 750 666925 $91.00 WE 94 CHÂTEAU NENIN 2015 750 983536 $160.00 JS 97 CHÂTEAU VILLEMAURINE 2015 750 323030 $93.00 RP 94 CHÂTEAU GAZIN 2014 750 88542 $176.00 RP 94 CHÂTEAU MALARTIC-LAGRAVIÈRE 2014 750 490276 $105.00 VIN 94+ CHÂTEAU TROPLONG MONDOT 2014 750 10163 $185.00 JD 96 LA SERRE 2014 750 900183 $90.00 JS 92 CHÂTEAU LA CARDONNE 2010 1500 699116 $73.00 RP 90 CHÂTEAU LA CABANNE 2009 750 275065 $85.00 JS 93 CLOS DU MARQUIS 2008 750 647032 $120.00 WE 93 CHÂTEAU HAUT-BERGEY 2006 750 516161 $54.00 RP 91 CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 2005 750 699181 $540.00 WS 96 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE NUITS RED WINE

LOUIS LATOUR LES SUCHOTS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU 2017 750 170779 $202.00 JS 93 MARCHAND-TAWSE MOREY-SAINT-DENIS FACONNIERES 1ER CRU 2016 750 469163 $106.00 RP 90-92 DOMAINE CLOS FRANTIN CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2014 750 10185 $572.00 WE 96 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE RED WINE

DENIS PÈRE ET FILS PERNAND-VERGELESSES 2016 750 559906 $47.00 LOUIS JADOT LA DOMINODE SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE 1ER CRU 2014 750 634949 $58.00 BH 89-91 DOMAINE DE COURCEL POMMARD GRAND CLOS DES ÉPENOTS 1ER CRU 2009 750 10714 $260.00 BH 94 ROCHE DE BELLENE VOLNAY CLOS DES CHÊNES 1ER CRU 2004 750 636621 $123.00 PRESTIGE CLOS DU ROI BEAUNE 1ER CRU 1995 750 699975 $120.00 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE WHITE WINE

LOUIS JADOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2017 750 562215 $107.00 RP 87-89 DOMAINE BOUCHARD PÈRE & FILS MEURSAULT GENEVRIÈRES 1ER CRU 2016 750 87049 $123.00 BH 93 LOUIS LATOUR CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2016 750 41756 $265.00 JS 96 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CHABLIS WHITE WINE

DOMAINE PINSON FRÈRES LES CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2017 750 209049 $97.00 DEC 96 ALBERT BICHOT LES CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2016 750 10184 $107.00 JS 94 SYLVAIN MOSNIER BEAUROY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2016 750 488817 $38.00 WILLIAM FÈVRE BOUGROS CÔTE BOUGUEROTS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2016 750 391268 $133.00 RP 93-95 FRANCE - RHÔNE - NORTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE

M. CHAPOUTIER LES BÉCASSES CÔTE-RÔTIE 2016 750 280420 $100.00 RP 92 FRANCE - RHÔNE - NORTHERN RHÔNE WHITE WINE

ROMAIN DUVERNAY CONDRIEU 2017 750 10221 $86.00 RP 92LAURUS HERMITAGE 2016 750 594655 $80.00 WS 94 FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE

DOMAINE BOSQUET DES PAPES À LA GLOIRE DE MON 750 10405 $76.00 RP 96 GRAND-PÈRE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD BOISRENARD CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 750 964585 $97.00 JD 98 DOMAINE DE LA VIEILLE JULIENNE LES HAUTS-LIEUX 750 446815 $142.00 JD 99 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 TARDIEU-LAURENT CUVÉE SPÉCIALE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 750 224790 $77.00 JD 95-97


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FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE WHITE WINE

DOMAINE BARVILLE ROUSSANNE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2017 750 478339 $67.00 RP 92 FRANCE - ALSACE WHITE WINE

DOMAINE WEINBACH CUVÉE LAURENCE PINOT GRIS 2017 750 646380 $68.00 JEAN-BAPTISTE ADAM LETZENBERG RIESLING 2014 750 666800 $38.00 DWWA 95 TRIMBACH CLOS SAINTE HUNE RIESLING 2013 750 965079 $300.00 VIN 96+ FRANCE - CHAMPAGNE BARONS DE ROTHSCHILD BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE 750 263723 $110.00 WE 92 LAURENT-PERRIER GRAND SIÈCLE GRANDE CUVÉE CHAMPAGNE 750 379982 $199.00 WE 97 TAITTINGER COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE BLANC DE BLANCS CHAMPAGNE 2007 750 55277 $225.00 JS 98 PAUL BARA COMTESSE MARIE DE FRANCE BRUT GRAND CRU CHAMPAGNE 2006 750 10879 $159.00 VIN 94 PIERRE PAILLARD LA GRANDE RÉCOLTE BOUZY GRAND CRU 750 11129 $80.00 RP 93 BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2006KRUG BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2004 750 68395 $420.00 VIN 97+ FRANCE - LOIRE WHITE WINE

DOMAINE LA MOUSSIÈRE SANCERRE 2017 750 33480 $39.00 WE 93 FRANCE - MIDI RED WINE

GÉRARD BERTRAND CLOS D’ORA LA LIVINIÈRE MINERVOIS 2015 750 540195 $261.00 RP 95 LE CLOS DES FÉES CÔTES DU ROUSSILLON-VILLAGES 2015 750 461871 $82.00 RP 96 FRANCE - SOUTH OF FRANCE RED WINE

DOMAINE DE LA CENDRILLON NO 1 CORBIÈRES 2014 750 493890 $57.00 RP 93 AUSTRIA WHITE WINE

WEINGUT HIRSCH GAISBERG GRÜNER VELTLINER 2017 750 10857 $50.00 JS 96 GERMANY - MOSEL WHITE WINE

STUDERT-PRÜM WEHLENER SONNENUHR RIESLING SPÄTLESE 2017 750 114777 $28.00 MFW 91 GERMANY - NAHE WHITE WINE

WINECONSOLE GMBH REMIGIUSBERG RIESLING TROCKEN 2017 750 11165 $40.00 JS 95 GERMANY - RHEINHESSEN WHITE WINE

WEINGUT LOUIS GUNTRUM OPPENHEIM HERRENBERG RIESLING AUSLESE 2015 750 987909 $29.00 RP 91 ITALY - ALTO ADIGE/TRENTINO RED WINE

FORADORI GRANATO TEROLDEGO 2016 750 74864 $95.00 JS 98 ITALY - CALABRIA RED WINE

LIBRANDI GRAVELLO 2016 750 576967 $32.00 RP 91

AWC winecompanion.com.auBC bobcampbell.nzBH burghound.com DEC decanter.comDWWA Decanter World Wine Awards

JD jebdunnuck.comJS jamessuckling.comMFW moselfinewines.comRP robertparker.comTAT timatkin.com

VIN vinous.comWE Wine Enthusiast WN winesinniagara.comWO wineorbit.co.nzWS winespectator.com

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ITALY - CAMPANIA RED WINE

NATIV EREMO SAN QUIRICO IRPINIA CAMPI TAURASINI 2015 750 541581 $39.00 JS 91 ITALY - PIEDMONT RED WINE

MICHELE CHIARLO LA COURT RESERVA NIZZA 2015 750 157610 $52.00 WE 95 PODERI COLLA RONCAGLIE BARBARESCO 2015 750 715763 $50.00 WE 95 CASCINA BONGIOVANNI PERNANNO BAROLO 2014 750 105536 $80.00 WS 93 VIETTI CASTIGLIONE BAROLO 2014 750 703744 $67.00 RP 93 CERETTO BRICCO ROCCHE BAROLO 2005 750 314823 $371.00 JS 96 ITALY - SICILY RED WINE

TASCA D’ALMERITA ROSSO DEL CONTE 2014 750 473827 $56.00 JS 96 ITALY - TUSCANY RED WINE

POGGIO ARGENTIERA POGGIORASO CABERNET FRANC 2016 750 10379 $50.00 DWWA 95 TUA RITA GIUSTO DI NOTRI 2016 750 10924 $119.00 RP 97 CARPINETA FONTALPINO MONTAPERTO 2015 750 10832 $64.00 JS 94 DONATELLA COLOMBINI PRIME DONNE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2013 750 709733 $94.00 RP 95 SASSO DI SOLE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2013 750 551044 $66.00 WE 95 ITALY - UMBRIA RED WINE

BENEDETTI & GRIGI SAGRANTINO DI MONTEFALCO 2014 750 11142 $48.00 DWWA 95 ITALY - VENETO RED WINE

SERGIO ZENATO RISERVA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2013 750 132316 $109.00 JS 99 GUERRIERI RIZZARDI 3E CRU AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2012 750 568691 $54.00 DWWA 95 PORTUGAL RED WINE

MANUEL CARVALHO GOLPE TINTO RESERVA 2015 750 10885 $28.00 WE 92 MONTE DA CAL SATURNINO GRANDE RESERVA 2011 750 489104 $35.00 WE 93 SPAIN RED WINE

GARMÓN CONTINENTAL TINTO 2016 750 10378 $73.00 RP 93 FERRER BOBET VINYES VELLES 2015 750 579896 $70.00 DWWA 97 RAMIREZ DE LA PISCINA GRAN RESERVA TEMPRANILLO 2010 750 659771 $45.00 JS 94 VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA 2006 1500 97014 $129.00 RP 95 CANADA - ONTARIO RED WINE

DOMAINE QUEYLUS RÉSERVE DU DOMAINE CABERNET FRANC 2016 750 11580 $37.95 WN 94 AUSTRALIA RED WINE

GIANT STEPS APPLEJACK PINOT NOIR 2017 750 10774 $60.00 AWC 98 HEARTLAND DIRECTORS’ CUT SHIRAZ 2014 750 48496 $39.00 DWWA 97 JIM BARRY THE ARMAGH SHIRAZ 2014 750 424077 $399.00 AWC 96 TORBRECK RUN RIG 2014 750 97204 $290.00 RP 97+ AUSTRALIA WHITE WINE

GROSSET POLISH HILL RIESLING 2017 750 932962 $55.00 AWC 98 NEW ZEALAND RED WINE

VILLA MARIA TAYLORS PASS SINGLE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2014 750 630699 $60.00 BC 97 VILLA MARIA LIBRARY CABERNET/MERLOT 2009 750 10550 $50.00 WO 96


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SOUTH AFRICA RED WINE

GABRIËLSKLOOF LANDSCAPE SERIES ON SANDSTONE SYRAH 2016 750 10897 $47.00 TAT 94 TOKARA RESERVE COLLECTION CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 10303 $50.00 TAT 96 ARGENTINA RED WINE

TINTONEGRO FINCA LA ESCUELA MALBEC 2016 750 668871 $40.00 TAT 95 LUCA NICO BY LUCA MALBEC 2015 750 167320 $110.00 JS 96 CATENA ZAPATA ADRIANNA VINEYARD MUNDUS BACILLUS TERRAE MALBEC 2014 750 475087 $345.00 RP 97 CHILE RED WINE

MONTSECANO PINOT NOIR 2017 750 10639 $43.00 RP 95 ALCOHUAZ TOCOCO SINGLE VINEYARD SYRAH 2016 750 10551 $50.00 TAT 97 MONTES ALPHA M 2014 750 914580 $76.00 JS 98 CHILE WHITE WINE

CALYPTRA GRAN RESERVA CHARDONNAY 2016 750 10928 $50.00 RP 94 RITUAL SUPERTUGA BLOCK CHARDONNAY 2016 750 10773 $60.00 JS 97 USA - CALIFORNIA RED WINE

KOSTA BROWNE GAPS CROWN SONOMA COAST PINOT NOIR 2016 750 11094 $217.00 JS 96 O’SHAUGHNESSY NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 534552 $136.00 JD 95 BUCEPHALUS RED 2015 750 361139 $199.00 RP 97+ JANZEN BECKSTOFFER MISSOURI HOPPER VINEYARD 750 342881 $215.00 RP 95 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 STAGS’ LEAP WINERY NE CEDE MALIS PETITE SIRAH 2015 750 589572 $129.00 JS 95 HEWITT VINEYARD ESTATE GROWN CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 750 80192 $168.00 RP 95 RAMEY PEDREGAL VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2008 750 11093 $305.00 RP 96+ USA - CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE

AUBERT LARRY HYDE & SONS CHARDONNAY 2017 750 390831 $199.00 RP 96-98 USA - OREGON RED WINE

LAURÈNE PINOT NOIR 2016 750 974899 $89.00 JS 97 DESSERT WINEKRACHER ZWISCHEN DEN SEEN MUSKAT OTTONEL TROCKENBEERENAUSLESE 2015 375 10079 $103.00 WE 100 ROYAL TOKAJI GOLD LABEL 6 PUTTONYOS TOKAJI ASZÚ 2013 500 10852 $89.00 DWWA 98 FORTIFIED WINEGÉRARD BERTRAND LEGEND VINTAGE 1955 750 527887 $400.00 FORTIFIED WINE PORT

SANDEMAN 40-YEAR-OLD TAWNY PORT 750 116210 $139.00 DWWA 97CROFT VINTAGE PORT 2016 375 667170 $79.00 WS 97DELAFORCE VINTAGE PORT 2003 750 459784 $75.00 WS 95 FORTIFIED WINE SHERRY

GONZALEZ BYASS TRES PALMAS FINO SHERRY 500 10189 $55.00 DEC 95WILLIAMS & HUMBERT DOS CORTADOS PALO CORTADO SOLERA 500 645556 $35.00 WS 94 ESPECIAL 20-YEAR-OLD SHERRY



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FRANCE - BORDEAUX RED WINE

CHÂTEAU MAGONDEAU PASSION 2016 750 11723 $39.00 DWWA 90 CHÂTEAU LA LAGUNE 2015 750 699538 $123.00 DEC 94 LA DAME DE MONTROSE 2015 750 666933 $94.00 JS 94 CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 2010 750 10166 $179.00 RP 93+ CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 2006 750 903344 $161.00 RP 91 CHÂTEAU CLOS DE SARPE 1998 750 17848 $152.00 RP 94 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE NUITS RED WINE

BOUCHARD PÈRE & FILS GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2016 750 661330 $66.00 BH 89 DOMAINE A.-F. GROS AUX RÉAS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 2016 750 536664 $128.00 BH 89-91 MARCHAND-TAWSE CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2015 750 562835 $87.00 RP 89-91 MARCHAND-TAWSE NUITS-ST-GEORGES LES VAUCRAINS 1ER CRU 2013 750 538769 $113.00 VIN 90+ FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE RED WINE

REBOURGEON-MURE VOLNAY LES SANTENOTS 1ER CRU 2016 750 666818 $93.00 VIN 92 DOMAINE CHANSON BEAUNE CLOS DES MARCONNETS 1ER CRU 2015 750 299792 $80.00 JS 94 LOUIS JADOT BEAUNE BOUCHEROTTES 1ER CRU 2015 750 121319 $77.00 RP 91-93 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE WHITE WINE

AU PIED DU MONT CHAUVE CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU LES CHENEVOTTES 2015 750 490524 $128.00 WE 94 ROCHE BELLENE HAMEAU DE BLAGNY PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2007 750 638049 $100.00 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CHABLIS WHITE WINE

LOUIS JADOT MONTÉE DE TONNERRE CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2016 750 508432 $62.00 VIN 90 CHÂTEAU GRENOUILLES CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2014 750 82974 $100.00 RP 92 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE CHALONNAISE RED WINE

DOMAINE THEULOT-JUILLOT LA CAILLOUTE MERCUREY 1ER CRU 2017 750 473793 $53.00 JR 16.5+ OUT OF 20 FRANCE - BEAUJOLAIS RED WINE

CHÂTEAU DES JACQUES CÔTE DU PY MORGON 2013 750 404640 $44.00 RP 91 FRANCE - RHÔNE - NORTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE

FRANÇOIS VILLARD JOUVET CORNAS 2016 750 609784 $72.00 WS 95 VINS DE VIENNE LES BIEZ LIEU-DIT SAINT-JOSEPH 2016 750 11753 $49.00 JS 94 EQUIS CORNAS 2015 750 668194 $79.00 WS 95 FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE

DOMAINE BOSQUET DES PAPES CHANTE LE MERLE VIEILLES VIGNES 750 734244 $88.00 RP 97 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 DOMAINE SAINT PREFERT CHARLES GIRAUD COLLECTION CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 750 499632 $149.00 RP 99 DOMAINE DU GRAPILLON D’OR EXCELLENCE GIGONDAS 2015 750 10640 $58.00 RP 95 FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE WHITE WINE

CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL VIEILLES VIGNES ROUSSANNE 750 531244 $182.00 RP 97-99 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC 2017 FRANCE - ALSACE WHITE WINE

DOPFF AU MOULIN BRAND GEWURZTRAMINER 2015 750 666941 $60.00 DWWA 98

OCTOBER 2019 PRODUCT SUMMARY



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FRANCE - CHAMPAGNE MOËT & CHANDON MCIII CHAMPAGNE 750 470575 $659.00 RP 95+ BOLLINGER LA GRANDE ANNÉE BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2008 750 145169 $169.00 RP 97+ BOLLINGER LA GRANDE ANNÉE BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE 2007 750 993378 $227.00 DEC 97 MAILLY EXCEPTION BLANCHE GRAND CRU BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2007 750 418335 $108.00 WE 93 CHARLES HEIDSIECK BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE 2006 750 413633 $99.00 RP 94KRUG CLOS DU MESNIL BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT CHAMPAGNE 2004 750 38711 $1,293.00 VIN 98+ FRANCE - LOIRE WHITE WINE

PASCAL JOLIVET LES CAILLOTES SANCERRE 2018 750 287086 $39.00 AUSTRIA WHITE WINE

LOIMER STEINMASSL RIESLING 2016 750 385328 $65.00 WE 95 GERMANY - BADEN RED WINE

FRANZ KELLER VOM LÖSS GUTSWEIN SPÄTBURGUNDER 2014 750 666545 $29.00 WE 92 GERMANY - MOSEL WHITE WINE

HEYMANN-LÖWENSTEIN RÖTTGEN GG RIESLING 2016 750 666370 $60.00 JS 95 BRAUNEBERGER JUFFER-SONNENUHR RIESLING SPÄTLESE 2015 750 298182 $33.00 RP 93 HUNGARY WHITE WINE

HOLDVÖLGY VISION DRY SELECTION TOKAJI 2016 750 10860 $32.00 DWWA 95 ITALY - ALTO ADIGE/TRENTINO WHITE WINE

PETER ZEMMER GIATL RISERVA PINOT GRIGIO 2016 750 11605 $38.00 RP 92+ ITALY - PIEDMONT RED WINE

GAJA CONTEISA BAROLO 2015 750 630137 $368.00 VIN 94 GAJA SPERSS BAROLO 2015 750 92767 $430.00 VIN 97 DAMILANO CANNUBI BAROLO 2014 750 267872 $95.00 DEC 95 PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO MONTESTEFANO RISERVA BARBARESCO 2014 750 182485 $90.00 VIN 95+ GIACOMO BORGOGNO & FIGLI LISTE BAROLO 2013 750 314195 $130.00 WE 96 TRAVAGLINI GATTINARA RISERVA 2013 750 398156 $60.00 GR BBB DAMILANO 1752 RISERVA CANNUBI BAROLO 2011 750 526459 $255.00 JS 97 MICHELE CHIARLO CEREQUIO RESERVA BAROLO 2010 750 158634 $183.00 WE 98 ITALY - TUSCANY RED WINE

LA VITE LUCENTE 2017 1500 979062 $90.00 JS 93-94 LA VITE LUCENTE 2017 3000 971440 $200.00 JS 93-94ORNELLAIA 2016 375 310037 $129.00 RP 98 ORNELLAIA 2016 1500 707547 $577.00 RP 98 ORNELLAIA 2016 3000 707414 $1,210.00 RP 98 ORNELLAIA 2016 6000 51516 $2,855.00 RP 98 TIGNANELLO 2016 375 534511 $77.00 RP 97 TIGNANELLO 2016 1500 403527 $306.00 RP 97 IL PALAGIO SISTER MOON 2015 750 10209 $75.00 JS 94 LUCE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2014 750 120881 $120.00 RP 93LUCE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2014 1500 244665 $265.00 RP 93 LUCE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2014 3000 526715 $585.00 RP 93


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ITALY - VENETO RED WINE

MASI CAMPOLONGO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2012 1500 10381 $312.00 WAL 97 SAN FLORIANO RISERVA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2007 1500 582189 $303.00 RP 95+ ITALY - VENETO SPARKLING WINE

NINO FRANCO GRAVE DI STECCA BRUT PROSECCO 2013 750 422758 $49.00 WE 94 PORTUGAL RED WINE

CASTELLO D’ALBA VINHAS VELHAS 2015 750 10399 $25.00 DWWA 95 QUINTA DA PELLADA RED 2015 750 11358 $85.00 RP 96 QUINTA DOS MURÇAS RESERVA 2012 750 427229 $41.00 WE 94 SPAIN RED WINE

VIÑA ZORZAL MALAYETO GARNACHA 2016 750 10408 $34.00 RP 94 MUGA SELECCIÓN ESPECIAL 2014 750 472902 $50.00 TAT 96 CONDADO DE HAZA ALENZA GRAN RESERVA 2009 750 723791 $78.00 WS 93 MANZANOS 125 ANIVERSARIO RESERVA 2009 750 10382 $95.00 DWWA 97 GRAN FAUSTINO 1955 750 11290 $455.00 DEC 96 CANADA - ONTARIO RED WINE

MEGALOMANIAC BRAVADO CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 67595 $34.95 MPW 4 OUT OF 5 AUSTRALIA RED WINE

GLAETZER ANAPERENNA SHIRAZ/CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 72926 $65.00 RP 95 STANDISH THE RELIC SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER 2016 750 71795 $160.00 RP 99 AUSTRALIA WHITE WINE

GIANT STEPS WOMBAT CREEK CHARDONNAY 2017 750 10780 $60.00 JS 96 NEW ZEALAND RED WINE

PROPHET’S ROCK HOME VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2016 750 12232 $65.00 JS 96 NGAKIRIKIRI CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2013 750 10791 $150.00 BC 98 VIDAL LEGACY CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT 2013 750 10549 $60.00 WO 98 NEW ZEALAND WHITE WINE

GREYWACKE CHARDONNAY 2015 750 409524 $45.00 RP 93 SOUTH AFRICA RED WINE

BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF FRANSCHHOEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 52084 $56.00 TAT 94 BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF STELLENBOSCH CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 652941 $56.00 TAT 94 BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF SYRAH 2015 750 52076 $56.00 TAT 96 ARGENTINA RED WINE

ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS GUALTALLARY MALBEC 2016 750 10675 $60.00 RP 96 ZORZAL WINES EGGO TINTO DE TIZA 2016 750 482000 $39.00 RP 95 CATENA ZAPATA NICOLÁS CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MALBEC 2015 750 510958 $122.00 JS 96 CATENA ZAPATA FORTUNA TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD MALBEC 2013 750 536847 $125.00 RP 96



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CHILE RED WINE

MONTES FOLLY SYRAH 2015 750 62356 $76.00 DEC 96 VIÑA SEÑA 2015 750 10713 $299.00 JS 100 MAQUIS FRANCO 2013 750 10679 $87.00 RP 93 USA - CALIFORNIA RED WINE

BARNETT VINEYARDS RATTLESNAKE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 546317 $300.00 RP 92+ CLIFF LEDE POETRY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 14209 $449.00 RP 99+ FEL SAVOY VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2016 750 309443 $115.00 WE 96 L’AVENTURE ESTATE CUVÉE 2016 750 390880 $177.00 JD 99 L’AVENTURE OPTIMUS 2016 750 683409 $90.00 JD 94 ROBERT MONDAVI RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 248906 $150.00 RP 96+ BEAULIEU VINEYARD GEORGES DE LATOUR PRIVATE RESERVE 750 10307 $199.00 RP 96 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 OVID HEXAMETER 2014 750 12024 $515.00 RP 97+ OVID RED 2014 750 328120 $515.00 RP 97 USA - CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE

KOSTA BROWNE ONE SIXTEEN CHARDONNAY 2016 750 359042 $121.00 JD 93 USA - OREGON RED WINE

BRITTAN VINEYARDS CYGNUS BLOCK PINOT NOIR 2015 750 10364 $105.00 WE 96 BRITTAN VINEYARDS GESTALT BLOCK PINOT NOIR 2014 750 10361 $99.00 JS 95 USA - WASHINGTON RED WINE

DOUBLEBACK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 414235 $187.00 JD 95 DESSERT WINEORNUS DELL’ORNELLAIA 2014 375 522433 $90.00 JD 95 FORTIFIED WINE PORT

ROYAL OPORTO 40-YEAR-OLD TAWNY PORT 750 477109 $183.00 WS 95 FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 2016 375 660902 $79.00 RP 97FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 2016 750 647826 $153.00 RP 97 FORTIFIED WINE SHERRY

ALVEAR SOLERA 1910 PEDRO XIMENEZ 500 96818 $41.00 RP 98

BC bobcampbell.nz BH burghound.com DEC decanter.comDWWA Decanter World Wine Awards GR Gambero Rosso Italian Wines JD jebdunnuck.com

JR jancisrobinson.com JS jamessuckling.comMPW michaelpinkuswinereview.comRP robertparker.comTAT timatkin.comVIN vinous.com

WAL winealign.comWE Wine EnthusiastWO wineorbit.co.nzWS winespectator.com

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WHAT AREFUTURES?

Each spring, critics and buyers from around the world sample the wines of Bordeaux’s newest vintage while they’re in barrel. When the reviews are in, customers buy the wines in advance; two years later they’re bottled and delivered. Why buy wines this way? They may cost more once they hit stores (or may never be in stores at all) and, while serious collectors buy them as an investment, it’s a great way for anyone to try top wines at potentially lower prices.

... I can tell you that 2018 is an exceptional year for Bordeaux wines.

(James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 11, 2019)



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Vintages buyer Paul Farrell in Bordeaux.

Choose what you want, order online andpay a 25% deposit. The balance is duewhen the wines arrive in two years.

To see our Bordeaux Futures 2016collection and for details aboutordering, visit: vintages.com/bf2016

Overall, 2018 is evolving into an exceptional vintage. It was clearly a winemaker’s vintage, where they could control concentration rather than having to chase it. It was refreshing to see many châteaux focusing on creating wines with harmony and balance that were true to their house style (rather than simply maximizing output). The result is a range of exceptional wines from the top châteaux, as well as many excellent values at the petit château level.

Paul FarrellCategory Manager,European Wines, Vintages

SCORESDEC decanter.comJS jamessuckling.com

RP robertparker.comVIN vinous.com

WE Wine EnthusiastWS winespectator.com

Due to publication lead times and our initial summer launch of 2018 Bordeaux Futures,some products may have sold out. To view the full Bordeaux Futures 2018 collection, visit: lcbo.com/bf2018

PRODUCT NAME SCORE PRICE LCBO # per bottle

LEFT BANK

Margaux – Red Wine

RAUZAN-SÉGLA RP 94-96 $142 625442

SIRAN DEC 92 $49 624684

Pauillac – Red Wine

D’ARMAILHAC JS 93-94 $83 624874

HAUT-BATAILLEY JS 94-95 $115 624353

LAFITE ROTHSCHILD DEC 98 $1,150 628420

LYNCH-BAGES JS 95-96 $195 622795

PONTET-CANET RP 96-98 $199 628693

Pessac-Léognan/Graves – Red Wine

DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER VIN 92-94 $109 622936

Saint-Julien – Red Wine

BRANAIRE-DUCRU VIN 91-94 $89 622985

LÉOVILLE BARTON DEC 95 $139 628651

Haut-Médoc – Red Wine

CANTEMERLE JS 93-94 $53 619056

DU RETOUT WS 87-90 $21 619098

LA TOUR CARNET JS 92-93 $55 624197

REYSSON WE 89 $25 619049

SOCIANDO-MALLET VIN 90-92 $59 628834

RIGHT BANK

Pomerol – Red Wine

CLINET WS 92-95 $145 623082

Saint-Émilion – Red Wine

CANON RP 94-96 $177 626101

PAVIE-MACQUIN RP 95-97 $133 626150

Côtes de Bordeaux – Castillon – Red Wine

D’AIGUILHE WS 90-93 $42 623744

All bottles in this list are 750 mL.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?It’s easy. Visit us online where you’ll find a list of our available 2018 Futures with scores and tasting notes. Choose what you want, order online and pay a 25% deposit. The balance is due when the wines arrive in two years. For details, visit lcbo.com/bf2018


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THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2019

LCBO.COM/VINTAGES-CLASSICS

All orders are first-come, first-served. Our online ordering system lets you place your orders, make payments, view your purchase history and more. Visit lcbo.com/ vintages-classics to view each Classics Collection prior to the ordering start date, or to shop when ordering opens.

ONLINE ORDERING STARTSSeptember Collection: September 5 at 8:30 a.m.October Collection: October 3 at 8:30 a.m.

DON’T HAVE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT?Visit lcbo.com/vintages-classics and scroll down to “Order online.” When you’re redirected, click “sign in” to create your account.

PHONE ORDERINGCall helloLCBO at 416-365-5900 or toll-free at 1-800-668-5226, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Per-customer LimitsWe strive to secure enough stock to satisfy all customer orders, but regret that sometimes customer demand exceeds supply. Products in this offer are subject to per-customer limits on the first day of ordering, between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Product AvailabilityPlease note that some products may not arrive in time for the ordering start date, and, due to printing lead times, this catalogue may not reflect the most current product availability. For an up-to-date product list, visit lcbo.com/vintages-classics.

PAYMENT NOTEVintages requires full payment at the time of order placement. Payment can be made by VISA, MasterCard or American Express. Prices are subject to change without notice.

DELIVERYUpon confirmation and payment, your order will be delivered to the LCBO store of your choice. Please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery within Toronto and the GTA, and up to 6 weeks for delivery to areas outside the GTA. A store representative will contact you when your order is ready for pickup. Please provide your final receipt and valid identification as proof of purchase at pickup. Orders not picked up within 30 days of notification are subject to cancellation.

VINTAGE CHARTThe Vintage Chart is available on our website at lcbo.com/vintagechart.

The LCBO is pleased to announce Waddington’s Auctioneers as the successful vendor for auction services under the authority of the LCBO. Visit waddingtons.ca for more information.

ORDERING INFORMATION

Easy onlineshopping!

Order from Classics Collection, Bordeaux Futures and Special Offers, buy event tickets right up until the event start time, and more.

ON THE BACK COVER: The 12th-century Stahleck Castle sits atop sloping vineyards near Bacharach.

SAVE THE DATE!Watch for upcoming Classics Collections

at lcbo.com/vintages-classics. Ordering starts on these dates:

November 7, 2019December 5, 2019

January 9, 2020February 6, 2020


FINE WINE AND SPIRITS ONLINE AUCTIONS

September 9 - 17, 2019Under the authority of the LCBO

Don’t miss your chance to bid on some of the world’s finest and rarest wines and spirits in

these exclusive online auctions. Visit waddingtons.ca for details.

Consignments always being accepted.

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